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Drivers easily adjust to Bay Bridge lane changes

Construction is now complete, and the Bay Bridge has been reopened. Click on the image for more information from www.BayBridgeInfo.org. Tweet. (AP) SAN FRANCISCO — Work has gone so smoothly on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge that the westbound direction of the bridge will be open Sunday night, Caltrans says work has gone so smoothly [...]

Traffic back to normal after Bay Bridge opens early

The westbound upper deck was closed around 8 p.m. Friday for lane reconfiguration at the Oakland touchdown just past the toll plaza. The Bay Bridge's westbound upper deck will reopen this evening, more than 24 hours ahead of schedule following a planned holiday weekend closure for demolition and construction work. With all planned demolition and [...]

Officials say Bay Bridge to open Sunday night

Caltrans says work has gone so smoothly on the Bay Bridge that the westbound direction of the bridge will be open Sunday night instead of Tuesday morning as originally planned. It was no simple task to stop all the traffic at five different points, but the Bay Bridge toll plaza is now deserted. Traffic started [...]

Bay Bridge reopens Sunday night ahead of schedule

AP SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Caltrans says work has gone so smoothly on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge that the westbound direction of the bridge reopened to traffic at 7:15 Sunday night. The roadway was not expected to be open until 5 am Tuesday. By Joshua Melvin jmelvin@bayareanewsgroup.com Caltrans contractors lay new pavement west of [...]

Westbound lanes of Bay Bridge closed

Passers by stop to admired the thick fog rolling under the Bay Bridge, as seen from a Treasure Island bus stop in San Francisco. Like many a Bay Area resident enticed by a long holiday weekend and the promise of relatively pleasant weather, The California Department of Transportation announced the Bay Bridge westbound deck will [...]