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7/15/2021
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) will likely restore light-rail service later than the end of July as originally planned.
Service was suspended after a deadly shooting at the agency's rail yard in San Jose, California, on May 26. Nine employees were gunned down by a VTA co-worker.
VTA's board reviewed a six-phase plan outlining the requirements that must be met before trains restart in the Santa Clara County.
The most important of the restoration requirements is the readiness of employees, both mentally and emotionally, to return to work, VTA officials said in a news release.
The plan's first phase involved determining workspace needs and assessing the readiness of employees to return. The current phase addresses the need to ensure that employees have the resources they need to make their way back to work, and moving equipment, technology and employees to temporary locations.
The upcoming phases of the plan involve the continued onboarding of staff, infrastructure repairs and a trial run of service without passengers before being fully operational.
The final stage will focus on service increases outlined by VTA's pre-pandemic new transit service plan from 2019.