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Bridge Repairs Progressing Smoothly  CalTrans reports it's possible the bridge may open before Tuesday morning. The last girder was removed by contractor C.C. Myers Bridge Closes; Caltrans Begins Work

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Bridge Is Back In Business

year 2007 Top ^

Sep.3
  The bridge reopen at 6 p.m., far ahead of the originally scheduled reopening of 5 a.m. Tuesday
 Crews spent the afternoon surveying the repair work

Sep.2
Aug.31
  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-foot section of the bridge just east of the Yerba Buena Island tunnel

year 2006 Top ^

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
Oct.26 New Span Could Be Delayed Another Year  Completion of the eastern span be delayed over a snag in moving an underwater power cable blocking construction Hwy 1. At Devil's Slide Reopens Jun.4 Complete Bridge Work Ahead of Schedule  Overnight retrofit went so well that Caltrans will not need to close the lower deck again next weekend Apr.20 Contractor Named For Suspension Project  American Bridge/Fluor Enterprises submitted a $1.43 billion bid, lower than the $1.68 billion submitted by the competitor Apr.18 $1.43 Billion Deal Should Complete Work  The contract to build the final segment was awarded to a joint venture of American Bridge Co. and Fluor Enterprises Mar.22 Two Bids For Suspension Span  $1.43 billion bid from American Bridge and Fluor. The other, $1.68 billion, from Kiewit, Koch, Skanska and Manson Jan.20 New Span Delayed Six Months  State transportation officials seek more bids on the construction project to drive down ballooning costs

year 2005 Top ^

Dec.8 Governor's Stall Cost State $81 Million  A nearly yearlong delay in construction on the new eastern span cost taxpayers and toll-payers $81 million New Central Freeway Opens 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  Inspectors hired by the feds will be cutting out some large sections to test the quality of its welding work Apr.15 No Faulty Welds Found In First Inspection  Federal and state officials didn't find any problems in the first round of tests Apr.7 State: No Shoddy Work Claims on Bridge  Dean Fryer of CalOSHA says inspectors are on site on a regular basis Apr.1 Bridge Costs Soar  Stalled construction has not stopped the price tag for the project from jumping $300 million to $6.2 billion

year 2004 Top ^

Dec.10 Simpler Plan Chosen for Span  Schwarzenegger wants to scrap the expensive suspension design in favor of a cheaper skyway Tribe scales back plan to build casino Jul.31 Bridge Retrofit Costs Skyrocket  The new eastern span is going to cost about 5 times as much as originally though 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

year 2003 Top ^

Oct.22 Bridge Work Won't Finish Until 2009  Steel companies accuse Caltrans of delaying the project The costs have tripled to an estimated $3 billion Aug.21 Bid for next phase far surpasses estimate  The next construction phase of the bridge will cost $81 million more than the CalTran anticipated Bechtel wins giant Iraq contract

year 2002 Top ^

Jan.29 Eastern span works begin  Gov. Gray Davis kicked off the $2.6 billion dollar construction project Jan.23 $1.04 billion contract  Caltrans awarded contract for construction of the eastern replacement span to Kiewit/FCI/Mason Joint Venture



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