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golden eagle

September 07, 2009, 11:01:54 AM   Last Edit: May 19, 2011, 10:13:06 PM by rickmastfan67
I saw on the news that crews found cracks underneath the Bay Bridge between San Francisco and Oakland and will be closed for some time. Looks like commuters will have to take I-580 or California 92. I can imagine the traffic nightmare.

Chris

#1
September 07, 2009, 11:55:08 AM  
So, that would be pretty bad diverting 280,000 vehicles  :-o

mapman

#2
September 07, 2009, 06:43:58 PM  
According to an article I read today in the San Jose Mercury News, the problem is with an eyebar on the eastern span of the bridge, which has cracked and become rusted.  While the bridge was already closed for work on the new span (where the old and new spans would meet on Yerba Buena Island), Caltrans did an inspection of the rest of the bridge and found this problem.  According to the SF Chronicle, a replacement piece was fabricated over the weekend and was flown into the Bay Area today.  Caltrans expects that replacing the old piece and adding the new could take as long as 24 hours, which would require the bridge closure to continue into Tuesday.  Caltrans will be having a press conference at 5:00 PM PDT (local time -- that's about one-and-a-half hours from when I'm writing this) to inform the public if the road cannot open as planned on Tuesday. 

myosh_tino

#3
September 07, 2009, 08:24:43 PM  
Yep.  Just saw the press conference on TV and they are going to delay the reopening by 24 hours.  That means the bridge will reopen at 5 am on Wednesday.  Traffic is going to be a bear tomorrow in the central Bay Area region.
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Hellfighter

#4
September 07, 2009, 10:02:55 PM  
Looks like CA-92 going to be packed tomorrow!  :-D

SSOWorld

#5
September 07, 2009, 10:38:02 PM  
or I-580/CA SR-37 and the Golden Gate.

My dad and I used SR-37 to get back to home on last Thursday and it was backed up  :ded:  and that was with the bridge still OPEN!!! (it closed at 8:00 pm that night) - mind you that is a 2 lane road

I drove around the Bay Area yesterday to clinch the interstates and traffic was "decent".  There were a few backups including SB I-80 at the maze (where 4 of 7 lanes go to San Francisco)

Imagine that times 10 and the returning Labor Day commute :pan:
Scott O.

Not all who wander are lost...
Ah, the open skies, wind at my back, warm sun on my... wait, where the hell am I?!
As a matter of fact, I do own the road.
Raise your what?

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Chris

#6
September 08, 2009, 06:24:20 AM  
I-580 / US 101 is shorter than via Route 92.

SSOWorld

#7
September 08, 2009, 10:35:10 AM   Last Edit: September 08, 2009, 10:40:49 AM by Master son
well it's open again :clap: - two hours late, not bad.
Scott O.

Not all who wander are lost...
Ah, the open skies, wind at my back, warm sun on my... wait, where the hell am I?!
As a matter of fact, I do own the road.
Raise your what?

Wisconsin - out-multiplexing your state since 1918.

myosh_tino

#8
September 08, 2009, 04:25:02 PM  
QuoteI-580 / US 101 is shorter than via Route 92.
It may be shorter but you are going to pay $9.00 in tolls ($4 for Richmond-San Rafael Bridge/I-580 and $5 for Golden Gate Bridge) vs $4.00 for the San Mateo Bridge/CA-92.

It's all moot anyways since the Bay Bridge reopened this morning around 6:45 AM.
Quote from: golden eagle
If I owned a dam and decided to donate it to charity, would I be giving a dam? I'm sure that might be a first because no one really gives a dam.

SSOWorld

#9
September 08, 2009, 09:18:30 PM  
Quote from: myosh_tino on September 08, 2009, 04:25:02 PM
QuoteI-580 / US 101 is shorter than via Route 92.
It may be shorter but you are going to pay $9.00 in tolls ($4 for Richmond-San Rafael Bridge/I-580 and $5 for Golden Gate Bridge) vs $4.00 for the San Mateo Bridge/CA-92.

It's all moot anyways since the Bay Bridge reopened this morning around 6:45 AM.

actually the GG bridge toll was raised to 6.00 for cash (4.00 for FasTrack)
Scott O.

Not all who wander are lost...
Ah, the open skies, wind at my back, warm sun on my... wait, where the hell am I?!
As a matter of fact, I do own the road.
Raise your what?

Wisconsin - out-multiplexing your state since 1918.

myosh_tino

#10
September 10, 2009, 01:43:58 PM  
Quote from: Master son on September 08, 2009, 09:18:30 PM
Quote from: myosh_tino on September 08, 2009, 04:25:02 PM
QuoteI-580 / US 101 is shorter than via Route 92.
It may be shorter but you are going to pay $9.00 in tolls ($4 for Richmond-San Rafael Bridge/I-580 and $5 for Golden Gate Bridge) vs $4.00 for the San Mateo Bridge/CA-92.

It's all moot anyways since the Bay Bridge reopened this morning around 6:45 AM.

actually the GG bridge toll was raised to 6.00 for cash (4.00 for FasTrack)
Looks like I missed that last increase.  BTW, the cash toll is $6.00 but it's $5.00 if you have FasTrak.  That is the main reason why FasTrak use is so high on the Golden Gate.  The other Bay Area bridges (Dumbarton, San Mateo, Carquinez, Benicia, Richmond-San Rafael, Antioch and SF-Oakland Bay Bridge) charge cash and FasTrak customers the same toll, $4.00.
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If I owned a dam and decided to donate it to charity, would I be giving a dam? I'm sure that might be a first because no one really gives a dam.

Bryant5493

#11
September 10, 2009, 09:47:14 PM  
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mapman

#12
September 11, 2009, 01:25:05 AM  
Wow.  My thoughts after viewing those videos can be summed up thusly:   :pan: :pan: :pan: :pan: :pan:

hm insulators

#13
September 16, 2009, 12:03:06 PM  
Add at least one more  :pan:.
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Alps

#14
October 28, 2009, 06:31:29 AM  
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091028/ap_on_re_us/us_bay_bridge_closure_6
Closed again.  I can't believe only 26,000 use this bridge daily.  That's just over one full lane of traffic during peak hours!  I'm thinking that's a typo for 260,000?  In which case, yes, that's a mess.

Chris

#15
October 28, 2009, 09:36:39 AM  
It's closer to 280,000 AADT.

You better take a day of absence if you live in Oakland and work in SF.

QuoteThat's just over one full lane of traffic during peak hours!

No, that's 2,250 vehicles/hour/lane.

74/171FAN

#16
October 28, 2009, 05:27:33 PM  
Quote from: AlpsROADS on October 28, 2009, 06:31:29 AM
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091028/ap_on_re_us/us_bay_bridge_closure_6
Closed again.  I can't believe only 26,000 use this bridge daily.  That's just over one full lane of traffic during peak hours!  I'm thinking that's a typo for 260,000?  In which case, yes, that's a mess.
I agree but they even just said 26,000 on our CBS affiliate's local news here but knowing that it is at least 8 lanes there's definitely more than 26,000 on there daily. Basically SF/Oakland traffic might be worse than DC's right now  :no:
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hm insulators

#17
October 28, 2009, 07:41:37 PM  
I'm glad I live in Phoenix!
Remember: If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.

I'd rather be a child of the road than a son of a ditch.


At what age do you tell a highway that it's been adopted?

Hellfighter

#18
October 28, 2009, 07:58:07 PM  
When will the new bridge be ready?  :rolleyes:

mapman

#19
October 29, 2009, 02:01:06 AM  
Not until the Year 2013.

SSOWorld

#20
October 29, 2009, 07:11:21 AM  
yup - closed again, problem that caused it was the "fix" they put on it on Labor Day weekend.
Scott O.

Not all who wander are lost...
Ah, the open skies, wind at my back, warm sun on my... wait, where the hell am I?!
As a matter of fact, I do own the road.
Raise your what?

Wisconsin - out-multiplexing your state since 1918.

Chris

#21
October 29, 2009, 07:52:11 AM  
CNN iReport:

hm insulators

#22
October 29, 2009, 12:49:36 PM  
Yow!
Remember: If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.

I'd rather be a child of the road than a son of a ditch.


At what age do you tell a highway that it's been adopted?

mapman

#23
October 31, 2009, 12:29:11 AM  
The piece of steel on the bridge deck bashed into the windshield of the Ryder truck on the left, injuring the driver.  Two other cars crashed into the Ryder truck as it slowed in advance of the falling steel.  Unbelievably to me, no one was either seriously injured or killed by this event.    :wow:

Chris

#24
November 02, 2009, 12:17:47 PM  
CNN breaking news:

QuoteThe San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, damaged by debris nearly a week ago, reopens to traffic.
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