An elevator is not a toilet, but nothing says BART more than the urine soaked smell according to frequent riders.
That might slowly change, however, thanks to a nine month improvement project titled “Dealing With The Smell” that is already underway, SFGate reports.
The Bay Area Rapid Transport system is prototyping a spray made up of a bacteria-eating enzyme which will be misted once every hour in an effort to sanitize the elevators.
Crew are also replacing the urine soaked floors. They remove the old linoleum and wood and add a urine-resistant floor that is sealed with epoxy which will make the floor water-resistant and easier to clean.
The goal is that these improvements will stop the elevators from smelling or being as easily damaged. Work has already started on the Coliseum Station and they will move onto the Civic Center and Bay Fair Stations in the following weeks. This project should be completed around April 2017 (unless crew finds more damage) and will cost around $2 million for 80 elevators according to SFGate.
BART could not be immediately reached for comment.
