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Bay Bridge Closure 'Indefinite', Says Caltrans (Photos)

by Jordan Yerman | October 28, 2009 at 07:02 am

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The Bay Bridge is closed again, after three pieces from last month's repair fell onto the upper deck. Three vehicles were crushed in the incident, which occurred yesterday at around 7pm. The Bay Bridge is closed "indefinitely" as Caltrans tries to repair its repairs, which could take several days. To compensate for this setback, BART is running longer trains along its routes, and Caltrans may expand the southbound 880-92 interchange to handle extra traffic.

Crews worked through the night to fix damage caused when three pieces of steel used during an emergency repair over Labor Day weekend fell onto the upper deck of the bridge, hitting a truck and two cars Tuesday evening.

Caltrans did not have an exact estimate for when the repairs will be completed. There was some good news with the announcement that the materials needed for the repair are now on hand at the repair site east of the new S-curve on the bridge.

Golden Gate Ferry will have an extra high-speed ferry ready if needed any time after 7 a.m. Plans for other ferries were still being developed Tuesday night.

Twitter users larfo and amoderngirl were quick on the draw, getting some photos of the incident.

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at 07:29 on October 28th, 2009

It is odd - here in my office we can see the bay Bridge exit on first and it is so weird to see NO cars exiting in rush our. BART (rapid transit) has trains running every 2 mins and the pavements are busier than norm as those who usually drive are using mass transit and walking from the station. Also the winds are running in a contrary direction to normal blowing across rather than up Market Street. East Bay is cold and the city is warmer - all an inversion of normal patterns. It gives a very odd vibe in the city, all in all