Article: BART Powell Street escalator refurbishing completed.

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BART POWELL STREET ESCALATOR REFURBISHING COMPLETED

OAKLAND, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- BART's Powell Street escalators will be back in service Saturday as part of the district's three-year $6.5 million escalator refurbishing program, officials said today.

BART recently announced that all 143 escalators located throughout the system's 34 stations will eventually be refurbished. Included in the project will be replacement of all chains and driving mechanisms, including speed reduction on selected units, replacement of worn steps, escalator skirts and replacement of damaged street level panels.

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