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  Coast Guard couldn't have stopped crash  Homeland Security Department: Coast Guard watch-standers could not have prevented a freighter from crashing into the bridge last November Good Samaritan Killed Bay Bridge Debris Washes Ashore. Half Moon Bay Growing Oil Spill Closes Bay Beaches   Fuel spilled into Bay after ship crash
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Nov.13  Ship Pilot May Have Downplayed Collision
Nov.7  
  The collision, blamed on low visibility due to dense fog, knocked a 100-foot section of the fender that protects the tower
    No damage to bridge after bump by ship
  A container ship traveling through dense fog bumped into a tower supporting the bridge, but have caused no structural damage to the span
 The ship struck a tower west of Yerba Buena Island at about 8:30 a.m. The vessel reported damage to its front left side and fuel was leaking
Nov.6     New bridge FasTrak lanes in effect  The metering lights switched at 6:00 and certain lanes of commuters experienced a faster pace of lights Nov.3 Faster FasTrak Lane Metering Lights Oct.16 FasTrak Metering Lights To Speed Up Oct.2 Truck Got Stuck Under Metal Overhang Thousands of supporters hear Hillary Sep.29  Fatal collision involving tractor-trailer Sep.3   Bridge Is Back In Business  The bridge reopen at 6 p.m., far ahead of the originally scheduled reopening of 5 a.m. Tuesday Sep.2 Bridge Repairs Progressing Smoothly Aug.31   Bridge Closes; Caltrans Begins Work
  Caltrans began closing all onramps at 8 p.m. The crews have started the seismic retrofit operation that prompted the closure.    The bridge is closed through 5 a.m. Tuesday as crews replace a 350-f...
Bonds breaks home run record Aug.6  SF High Speed Car Chase Ends In Oakland Jul.31 Bridge To Close Over Labor Day Jul.26 High speed chase over bridge, officer hurt Jun.18  I-80 Tops List Of Most Congested Arrest Warrant For Supe Jew For Perjury Jun.9 Accident shut down all westbound lanes Apr.10   Bridge To Be Closed On Labor Day  The closure will allow to install a new, sturdier viaduct connecting the eastern span to the tunnel Apr.2  Fatal Hit & Run At Toll Plaza Mar.29   Biologists To Rescue Falcon Eggs  Biologists from Santa Cruz postponed the rescue a clutch of endangered peregrine falcon eggs from underneath the bridge Feb.9  BART Officers In Bridge Collision Jan.1 Bay Area Bridge Tolls Increased

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Dec.16  Lights Out Inside Bridge Tunnel 6 Cops Accuse Chief Of Racism  Wet weather creates havoc with commute Dec.11 Accidents Cause Backups For Commuters Dec.7   Final Skyway Segment Placed  After 3 years of preparation, the final concrete deck segment will be lifted into place. It was shipped from Stockton 49ers dump Candlestick for Santa Clara Oct.26  New Span Could Be Delayed Another Year Sep.5   Bridge Completely Reopens To Traffic  The lower deck re-opened ahead of schedule following a shut down of eastbound lanes over Labor Day weekend Sep.2   Lower Deck Closed Through Sept. 5
  The eastbound closed for demolition on the approach's upper deck from Beale Street west to the Clocktower Building
Jun.5 Monday Morning Commute Confusion Jun.4  Complete Bridge Work Ahead of Schedule   Eastban span had 10-hour closure  California Department of Transportation opened the lower deck at 10 a.m. May.30  Bridge To Close Over Weekend Bonds passes Ruth, trails only Aaron Apr.20 Contractor Named For Suspension Project Apr.18 $1.43 Billion Deal Should Complete Work Mar.22 Two Bids For Suspension Span Mar.1 FasTrak Lanes Slowing Down Motorists Feb.3  Motorcyclist Dies In Accident on Bridge Hillary Clinton spoke at fundraising event Jan.25  Car Fire Snarls Traffic Jan.22 Caltrans Adds More FasTrak Jan.20  New Span Delayed Six Months

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Dec.17  Rain Delays Opening Of FasTrak Lanes Dec.8  Governor's Stall Cost State $81 Million Video sparked investigation into SFPD Dec.4 Anxious Moments During Bridge Closure Nov.29  Toll Taker Swapped Cash For Counterfeit Nov.4  Final Weekend Of Closures For 2005 Sep.15  Entire eastbound section of bridge closed Sep.9  Commuters stuck in heap of traffic Shots Fired At Massive Sideshow Jun.27     New FasTrak lanes open without incident  The new 3 lanes are located on the far right of the toll plaza Jun.24   Compromise Deal Reached on Bridge  Bay Area tolls will increase $1 under to keep in place the designs for a soaring suspension Bay Bridge May.4   Feds: Bay Bridge Welds Not Faulty  Federal Highway Administration: Welds on the new eastern span are not faulty as had been alleged by ex-welders Apr.21  Sections Of Bay Bridge To Be Cut Out Apr.15  No Faulty Welds Found In First Inspection Bridge Worker Shot Apr.7  State: No Shoddy Work Claims on Bridge Apr.6   Welders: New Bridge Unsafe
  The FBI is investigating disturbing claims that the new span being built is riddled with defective welds
Mar.5 Cranes Clear Bay Spans. Golden Gate Bridge

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Dec.10 Simpler Plan Chosen for Span  Heavy Fog Snarls Travelers Bonds Unknowingly Used Supplements Oct.17  15th anniversary of Loma Prieta quake Sep.30 Project Could Get Redesign Sep.19  Carjacker Evades CHP During Chase Aug.22  Battle Begins over Bridge Retrofit Aug.16   Bay Area Might Be Stuck with Bridge Bill  The state blames the upscale signature design for more than half of the cost overrun High school football star killed Jul.26  Driver in Toll Plaza crash had criminal past Jul.24   Van crashes into toll plaza building, 2 killed  The van ended up embedded in the back wall. The van's driver and his passenger died. 2 pedestrian injured Jul.1   Bridges Tolls Go Up a Buck  Bay Area Bridges: Voters approved Measure 2, raising $125-million a year for a number of transportation projects May.27   Bridge bid comes in $1 billion over target  Only 1 contractor submitted a bid for the suspension portion of the new span, and job came in at $1.8 billion Apr.9  Manmade spider web to stop jumpers Apr.6  State demands investigation into backup Apr.3 Police Arrest Man Who Tied Up Traffic Apr.2   Traffic Nightmare Creeps on for Hours  2 left lanes were shut down as police tried to deal with a man who was threatening to jump off the bridge Son of former police chief arrested again Officials perform first gay marriages Traffic a mess after major accident Feb.2  Flooding reported

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Nov.24  Man alive after jumping off the Bridge Nov.13  6-car crash has ground morning commute Aug.28 Eastbound closed due to vehicle fire Mar.18  Random searches of trucks Feb.14  Security zones around bridges Feb.11 Officials search for small boat near bridge Feb.7  CHP set checkpoints on bridges

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Dec.12  2 steel plates caused commuter backup Pelosi to be House Democratic Leader  Lights Go Out on Bridge Oct.2  40 mph gusts Knoller sentenced to 4 years in prison Jul.12 Big rig overturns leaking diesel fuel Jul.3   Hostage situation leaves traffic mess  Police shot Carl Cael, 48, holding his girlfriend at gunpoint. 85-year-old woman found shot to death Jun.19  Truck overturns, stops commute May.31  Messy spill of fish parts May.1  Big cranes slip under bridge Apr.29  Worker hit by 1,500-pound panel Apr.6  Road rage shooting Mayor Jerry Brown easily wins re-election Jan.23  $1.04 billion contract Jan.4 One killed, 2 injured in scaffold collapse

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Nov.6  FBI Admits to Warning Mistake Nov.1     Possible Attack Planned for Bridges  Golden Gate Bridge: Governor Davis has issued an alert that terrorists could try to destroy landmark California bridges Bonds breaks season record Sep.25  Wall falls onto vehicle, killing man Feb.27  Bridge Worker Falls 60 Feet

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Sep.19  Workers Fall off Bay Bridge Aug.15  Boyfriend of missing woman jumps off bridge Apr.6  Police killed bicyclist