ADVISORY/BART Service to SFO Only Nine Days Away; National - State - Local Leaders to Attend Opening Events.News Editors ADVISORY...for Thursday through Saturday (June 19-21) --(BUSINESS WIRE) As the countdown to begin service Sunday, June 22nd, on the new BART/SFO line moves forward, a few events have been scheduled to commemorate this historic occasion. The events are being planned by The Friends of BART to SFO SFO (in Britain) Serious Fraud Office Committee. They include a gala reception and the unveiling of an award to BART at the SFO station on Friday, June 20th. The Official Opening Ceremony will also be held at SFO in the International Terminal midday on Saturday, June 21st. Here's the rundown: THURSDAY, JUNE 19TH AT 10 AM - MEDIA PREVIEW TOUR: A Media Preview Tour of the SFO and Millbrae Stations, Intermodal Link to Caltrain and SamTrans. Start at Millbrae with train ride into SFO. FRIDAY, JUNE 20TH BART AWARD CEREMONY AT 6:30 PM: Gala reception at the new SFO station with dignitaries, elected officials and a special award unveiling from the American Public Works Association The American Public Works Association is an international educational and professional association of public agencies, private sector companies, and individuals dedicated to providing high quality public works goods and services. recognizing BART as one of "The Top Ten Public Works public works pl.n. Construction projects, such as highways or dams, financed by public funds and constructed by a government for the benefit or use of the general public. Noun 1. Projects of the 20th Century" (other "Top Ten" include the Panama Canal Panama Canal, waterway across the Isthmus of Panama, connecting the Atlantic (by way of the Caribbean Sea) and Pacific oceans, built by the United States (1904–14) on territory leased from the republic of Panama. , Hoover Dam and Golden Gate Bridge Golden Gate Bridge, across the Golden Gate from San Francisco to Marin Co., W Calif.; built 1933–37. Its overall length is 9,266 ft (2,824 m); its main span across the strait, 4,200 ft (1,280 m), is one of the longest bridges in the world. Joseph B. ). SATURDAY, JUNE 21ST AT 1:30 PM: Formal Opening Ceremonies of the SFO Station with numerous elected officials and dignitaries attending. (The "Friends of BART to SFO" is a nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. created to organize and fund at no cost to the public the celebrations associated with the start of regular fare service on June 22nd.) |
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