SMART is planning two weekends of partial system closures for stations north of Petaluma. On the weekends of March 23rd to 24th and April 13th to 14th, the SMART rail line from the Sonoma County Airport station to the Cotati station will be temporarily closed. Given the location of the construction closure, implementing a bus bridge was deemed impractical because it would have resulted in a lengthy bus detour for SMART riders and impacts to the train schedule. Regular weekend train service will continue to operate from the Petaluma Downtown station to the Larkspur station. Trains will remain coordinated with Golden Gate Transit’s Larkspur Ferry, facilitating travel to and from San Francisco. The new station in north Petaluma is slated to open for passenger service in December 2024.