Construction closes AC Transit stops on Hayward’s Farnsworth Street

Commuters in southern Alameda County adjusted to temporary transit detours on Wednesday, September 30, as AC Transit temporarily closed multiple bus stops along Farnsworth Street in Hayward to accommodate third-party municipal street construction. The scheduled daytime service suspension impacted riders utilizing Line 34, a prominent neighborhood bus route serving central Hayward neighborhoods. Transit dispatchers implemented the street closures between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., working in coordination with municipal public works crews conducting subterranean utility installations and roadway repaving.

Line 34 provides essential daily transportation for thousands of neighborhood residents, connecting residential subdivisions with major commercial destinations, medical facilities, and the Hayward BART station. The temporary boarding adjustments required passengers, including daily retail workers and elderly residents traveling without private automobiles, to navigate several additional residential blocks along Fargo Avenue to board coaches. Transit supervisors deployed street-level service advisories and real-time mobile notifications, ensuring passengers encountered clear navigation instructions while local contractors operated heavy excavators and asphalt rollers along Farnsworth Street.

The short-term rerouting underscores the ongoing operational coordination required between AC Transit operations staff and municipal public works agencies across the East Bay corridor. While the active construction project was managed independently of the transit district by local utility contractors, municipal road work frequently necessitates rapid bus stop relocations to prevent coaches from being trapped in narrow construction zones. City councils and regional transit administrators regularly sequence these neighborhood utility upgrades to ensure long-term roadway safety without inflicting prolonged disruptions on urban public transit networks.

During the eleven-hour construction window, transit crews placed out-of-service hoods over Line 34 stops located at Farnsworth Street and Fargo Avenue (Stop ID 56344), as well as both directions at Farnsworth Street and Manor Boulevard (Stop IDs 55954 and 53454). Northbound riders traveling toward Foothill Square were directed to alternate active stops at Fargo Avenue and Crosby Street (Stop ID 50920) or Farnsworth Street and Avon Avenue (Stop ID 52338). Southbound commuters bound for Hayward BART were instructed to board coaches at Farnsworth Street and Avon Avenue (Stop ID 52321) or Fargo Avenue and Crosby Street (Stop ID 53811).

Contractors completed the targeted roadway paving ahead of the evening rush hour, allowing AC Transit line supervisors to reopen all Farnsworth Street stops and restore standard scheduled operations by 7:00 p.m. Wednesday. Agency officials confirmed that buses resumed normal headways without residual scheduling delays and that no further stop suspensions are anticipated along the immediate residential corridor. Riders seeking transit route alerts, schedule timetables, or customer assistance can access the AC Transit mobile dispatch system or telephone customer service representatives directly.