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| Sep. 3 |
Bay Bridge |
New eastern span of Bay Bridge to open
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| Jun. 12 |
Santa Clara |
Construction on hold after death at Levi's Stadium 
Workers are being kept away from the site and all construction at the stadium is shut down while state and local officials investigate the t...
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| Jun. 11 |
Santa Clara |
Family mourns worker killed at 49ers' Levi's Stadium Map of Levi%27s Stadium Santa Clara| 63-year-old construction worker Don White was standing on a ladder beneath the elevator counterweight when the counterweight struck him | |
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| May. 31 |
BART |
BART Transbay Tube open following temp. repairs
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| May. 29 |
Bay Bridge |
Bolt problem on bike path of new Bay Bridge Caltrans' Bay Bridge spokesman told ABC7 News that this problem was discovered well over a year ago and has already been repaired
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| May. 23 |
Bay Bridge |
Work to begin to replace bolts on new Bay Bridge
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| May.13 |
Bay Bridge |
Feds to probe repair work on bad Bay Bridge rods The Federal Highway Administration on Monday said it is investigating the state's response to broken steel seismic safety rods on the bridg...
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| Apr.17 |
Bay Bridge |
Caltrans ordered tests for Bay Bridge bolts in 2008 Caltrans documents show that the agency was worried about the now-broken bolts on the new Bay Bridge long before they actually failed
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| Apr.10 |
Bay Bridge |
Opening of new Bay Bridge span may be delayed |
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| Apr.5 |
Apple |
New Apple campus cost could grow to $5B |
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| Apr.2 |
Bay Bridge |
Cost to fix Bay Bridge pegged at about $1 million |
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| Mar.27 |
Bay Bridge |
Cost of fixing faulty Bay Bridge bolts unclear | A construction defect that could prove to be a major safety setback, discovered in some large bolts that are supposed to help hold the bridge together | |
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Bay Bridge |
Caltrans investigates broken steel rods on new Bay Bridge |
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| Mar.26 |
Pacifica |
Devil's Slide twin tunnels now open to traffic Map of Devil%27s Slide Pacifica| Drivers along the San Mateo County Coast are now able to avoid a dangerous cliffhanger stretch of Highway 1. Festivities early marked the opening of the long-awaited tunnels. It's the end of 74 years o... | |
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| Mar.9 |
Bay Bridge |
Crews pour final slab of new Bay Bridge Saturday |
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| Feb.22 |
Oakland Downtown |
Lake Merritt's gateway to bay reopened |
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| Feb.21 |
Bay Bridge |
Crane falls over on new eastern span of Bay Bridge A crane fell over while working on the new eastern span in the first significant construction accident at the site of the new spa
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| Jan.4 |
Bay Bridge |
25,000 lights installed on Bay Bridge cables |
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| Nov.27 |
Bay Bridge |
Caltrans preparing new Bay Bridge ahead of storm |
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| Nov.20 |
Bay Bridge |
New Bay Bridge is officially holding its own weight |
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| Oct.21 |
San Mateo Bridge |
Second weekend closure not needed for San Mateo Bridge |
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| Oct.19 |
SF City Hall |
S.F. Transbay Tower plans get final Oks |
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| Sep.3 |
Dumbarton Bridge |
Dumbarton Bridge reopens ahead of schedule
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| Sep.2 |
Dumbarton Bridge |
Dumbarton repairs making good progress |
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| Aug.31 |
Dumbarton Bridge |
Dumbarton Bridge closed Labor Day weekend It will close Friday night and is scheduled to reopen at 5 a.m. Tuesday morning. Caltrans will be replacing the Dumbarton Bridge's eastern seismic joint
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| Aug.16 |
Bay Bridge |
Heavy lifting begins on Bay Bridge |
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| Jun.12 |
South of Market |
SF central subway project getting underway |
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| May.28 |
Dumbarton Bridge |
Dumbarton Bridge to reopen early at 3 a.m. Seismic work on the closed span of the Dumbarton Bridge is almost complete and the bridge is on track to reopen two hours early
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| Apr.29 |
SF Presidio |
Doyle Drive reduced to rubble; project on track |
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| Apr.28 |
SF Presidio |
Doyle Drive demolition off to smooth start |
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| Apr.19 |
Santa Clara |
49ers celebrate stadium groundbreaking Map of 4701 Great America Pkwy Santa Clara The 49ers celebrated the groundbreaking for construction on their new $1.2 billion stadium in Santa Clara
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| Apr.11 |
Marin County |
George Lucas withdraws Marin plans Map of Lucas Valley | Filmmaker withdrew his plans to build a giant mission-style movie-making palace in a pristine meadow, blaming protesting neighbors for torpedoing | |
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| Mar.12 |
San Jose |
BART-to-San Jose construction to start in April |
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| Feb.19 |
Bay Bridge |
Bridge reopens early thanks to fair weather Work crews finished paving and re-aligning the westbound lanes Sunday evening and began opening access to the bridge at around 7 p
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| Feb.18 |
Bay Bridge |
Bay Bridge construction running on schedule |
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| Feb.17 |
Bay Bridge |
Final countdown underway for Bridge closure |
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| Jan.10 |
San Jose |
Officials recommend $900M for extension U.S. transportation officials are expected to recommend that Congress put aside $900M in fed. funds for the deal to extend BART to the South...
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| Dec.19 |
Bay Bridge |
Bay Bridge crews to begin stringing cables
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| Dec.8 |
San Jose |
Contract awarded to build BART in South |
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| Dec.1 |
Highway 24 |
Breakthrough for Caldecott Tunnel's bore
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| Nov.12 |
Bay Bridge |
Bridge marks 75 years |
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| Oct.28 |
Bay Bridge |
New piece connects Bay Bridge span
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| Sep.5 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
Bridge cables get new paint job |
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| Aug.2 |
OAK |
Airport tower is casualty of FAA standoff |
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| Jul.10 |
Bay Bridge |
China machine maker wraps up on bridge |
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| Jun.8 |
Apple |
Spaceship-like structure Apple's new home
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| Mar.1 |
Bay Bridge |
Suspension tower's 4th piece of 5 rising |
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| Feb.19 |
Dublin |
New BART station opens Map of BART station Dublin| There is a lot of excitement in West Dublin and Pleasanton for commuters, who've been suffering along the I-580 and I-680 corridor. The pedestrian bridge is what delayed the proje... | |
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| Jan.26 |
Pacifica |
Devil's Slide excavation completed |
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| Jan.15 |
San Bruno |
Plans filed for new house at blast site |
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| Oct.29 |
Pittsburg |
Ground broken on BART to Antioch Ground has been broken on a project that will expand BART train service another 10 miles into eastern Contra Costa County
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| Oct.25 |
Bay Bridge |
Construction underway on new tower
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| Oct.21 |
OAK |
Groundbreaking for BART link |
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| Oct.2 |
Highway 101 |
Crews breakthrough to other tunnel side |
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| Sep.25 |
Menlo Park |
Work begins on water tunnel under Bay |
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| Aug.9 |
Highway 24 |
Drilling Begins On New Caldecott Bore Map of California State Route 24 Orinda Crews began drilling into the mountainside near Orinda as work got underway excavating the fourth bore by the 130-ton, 50-foot-long machine
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| Mar.3 |
Sunnyvale |
Firm gets Empire State Building gig |
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| Feb.13 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
Plans Advance For Bridge Suicide Nets |
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| Jan.10 |
24 |
Caldecott 4th Bore Construction Begin The Improvement Project will construct a fourth tunnel to connect Alameda and Contra Costa counties to help alleviate traffic congestion
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| Dec.27 |
Pacifica |
Work Continues On Bluff Near Apartment
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| Dec.22 |
Bay Bridge |
Caltrans Completes Bridge Repair |
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| Dec.7 |
Bay Bridge |
Bridge To Stay Open During Beam Repairs
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| Nov.2 |
Bay Bridge |
Repairs Complete: Bay Bridge Reopens
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| Nov.1 |
Bay Bridge |
No Word Yet When Bay Bridge Will Open
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| Oct.30 |
Bay Bridge |
Bridge Fix To Continue Into Weekend |
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| Sep.19 |
Bay Bridge |
Crews To Close Lanes, Inspect Repairs |
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| Sep.9 |
San Francisco |
Bechtel in BrightSource deal |
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| Sep.8 |
Bay Bridge |
Bridge Reopens After Crack Fixed
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| Sep.5 |
Bay Bridge |
Crack Found May Delay Bridge Opening |
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| Aug.6 |
San Francisco |
Pier 38 plans on hold |
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| Jul.22 |
Port of Oakland |
Big port project takes a step forward |
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| May.29 |
Santa Clara |
49ers sweeten deal to build stadium |
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| Mar.25 |
Bay Area |
Home building permits rise |
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| Jun.26 |
SF Downtown |
Builders' trade show feels pain |
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| Apr.11 |
Highway 80 |
Schwarzenegger opens bridge approach |
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| Feb.28 |
South of Market |
Huge InterContinental Hotel opened |
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| Dec.15 |
Santa Clara |
Proposal for 49s stadium falls $51m short |
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| Oct.20 |
Highway 880 |
MacArthur Maze Closed To Repair Cracks |
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| Sep.20 |
South of Market |
Design Picked For Transbay Terminal A regional transportation commission picked a Connecticut architecture firm to design a new bus and train terminal and an adjacent skyscrape...
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| Sep.17 |
Pacifica |
Perilous Devils Slide Construction Begins
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| Sep.3 |
Bay Bridge |
Bridge Is Back In Business
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| Sep.2 |
Bay Bridge |
Bridge Repairs Progressing Smoothly |
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| Aug.31 |
Bay Bridge |
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
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| Aug.26 |
Benicia |
New Benicia - Martinez Bridge Open Motorists can pay their tolls without taking their feet off the gas. The $1.2 billion 1.6-mile long span features the region's first FasTrak...
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| Aug.7 |
South of Market |
Transbay Terminal Design Ideas Submitted
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| Jul.9 |
SF Downtown |
Pelosi speaks at federal building ceremony |
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| Jun.20 |
BART |
BART To Unveil 50-Year Expansion Plan |
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| Jun.16 |
Santa Clara |
Great America Against 49ers Stadium Plan |
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| May.28 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
Bridge Celebrates Blustery Birthday
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| May.24 |
Highway 580 |
Maze Reopens Despite Expert's Doubts
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| May.17 |
West Oakland |
Contractor: Maze To Reopen Next Week |
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| May.16 |
Highway 580 |
Giant Steel Beams Added To Maze |
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| May.7 |
Highway 580 |
Caltrans Awards I-580 Work Contract |
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| Apr.24 |
Santa Clara |
49ers estimate stadium will cost $854m |
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| Mar.28 |
South of Market |
New Traffic Switch For Bay Bridge Drivers |
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| Feb.1 |
San Jose |
$364 Million For San Jose Extension |
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| Jan.24 |
Antioch |
PG&E Breaks Ground On New Power Plant |
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| Dec.7 |
Bay Bridge |
Final Skyway Segment Placed
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| Sep.29 |
Dublin |
BART Breaks Ground On New Station |
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| Aug.3 |
Pacifica |
Hwy 1. At Devil's Slide Reopens
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| Jun.4 |
Bay Bridge |
Eastban span had 10-hour closure
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| May.12 |
San Francisco |
Questions Surround Concrete Supplier |
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| Apr.23 |
Carquinez Bridge |
Crews Dismantling Old Carquinez Bridge
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| Apr.20 |
Bay Bridge |
Contractor Named For Suspension Project |
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| Apr.18 |
Bay Bridge |
$1.43 Billion Deal Should Complete Work |
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| Mar.22 |
Bay Bridge |
Two Bids For Suspension Span |
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| Jan.29 |
East Palo Alto |
4 Seasons Hotel Opens |
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| Sep.9 |
Western Addition |
New Central Freeway Opens
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| May.4 |
Bay Bridge |
Feds: Bay Bridge Welds Not Faulty
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| Mar.6 |
Oakland Downtown |
Jack London Poised for Makeover |
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| Dec.10 |
Bay Bridge |
Simpler Plan Chosen for Span |
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| Sep.10 |
Golden Gate Park |
Cliff House reopens after makeover |
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| Aug.23 |
San Pablo |
Tribe scales back plan to build casino |
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| May.27 |
Bay Bridge |
Bridge bid comes in $1 billion over target
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| Dec.16 |
SF City Hall |
Supervisors reject SFO contract |
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| Nov.13 |
SF Downtown |
Construction of Bloomingdale inaugurated
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| Nov.8 |
Vallejo |
Zampa Bridge opened by Gov. Davis Fireworks greet nation's first major suspension bridge in 30 years, a 3,400-foot span across the Carquinez Straits
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| Aug.1 |
SF Downtown |
58-story skyscraper approved |
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| Apr.17 |
San Francisco |
Bechtel wins giant Iraq contract Construction giant has landed a contract worth up to $680m to help in the rebuilding of Iraq
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| Feb.28 |
San Jose Downtown |
Mayor dedicated seven-story garage |
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