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| Apr.9 |
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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
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| Feb.28 |
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Good Samaritan Killed 36-year-old Anthony Christopher Shafer who flew onto the hood and through the windshield of a vehicle died at a hospital later that night
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| Dec.26 |
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Bay Bridge Debris Washes Ashore| Half Moon Bay: Pieces of the Bridge that broke off when a container ship collided with it last month have shown up | |
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| Nov.7 |
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 Fuel spilled into Bay after ship crash| The collision, blamed on low visibility due to dense fog, knocked a 100-foot section of the fender that protects the tower | | |
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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
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| Oct.2 |
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Truck Got Stuck Under Metal Overhang Traffic backed-up on eastbound lanes of I-80 to the Bay Bridge after a too tall big-rig that got caught under the metal overhang of the brid...
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| Sep.29 |
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Fatal collision involving tractor-trailer
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| Jun.9 |
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Accident shut down all westbound lanes One man is facing DUI charges, another is fighting for his life, after a crash that shut down all westbound lanes
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| Apr.2 |
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Fatal Hit & Run At Toll Plaza Police are looking for a dark colored Ford Thunderbird. The crash, happened at around 5:07 am, claimed the life of a motorcyclist
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| Mar.29 |
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Biologists To Rescue Falcon Eggs| Biologists from Santa Cruz postponed the rescue a clutch of endangered peregrine falcon eggs from underneath the bridge | |
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Rain Blamed For Telegraph Hill Landslide
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| Feb.9 |
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BART Officers In Bridge Collision 2 police officers were transported to hospitals after their patrol car was involved in a collision on the top deck
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| Dec.16 |
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Lights Out Inside Bridge Tunnel
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| Dec.12 |
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Wet weather creates havoc with commute The rollover accident on I-80 just west of the toll plaza. The flooding on I-80 at the Ashby Avenue off-ramp in Berkeley
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| Dec.11 |
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Accidents Cause Backups For Commuters
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| Jun.5 |
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Monday Morning Commute Confusion Caltrans warns drivers that new lane reconfigurations off the Bridge into San Francisco could cause big delays
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| Feb.3 |
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Motorcyclist Dies In Accident on Bridge
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| Jan.25 |
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Car Fire Snarls Traffic
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| Dec.17 |
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Rain Delays Opening Of FasTrak Lanes
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| Dec.4 |
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Anxious Moments During Bridge Closure Suspicious package was reported. Using a remote controlled robotic arm, officers determined it was not an explosive
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| Sep.15 |
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Entire eastbound section of bridge closed
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| Sep.9 |
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Commuters stuck in heap of traffic
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| Jun.19 |
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Arrest following fatal traffic accident
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| Dec.10 |
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Heavy Fog Snarls Travelers
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| Sep.18 |
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4 lanes closed after accident
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| Jul.30 |
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Fiery crash results in major injuries
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4 died after speeding
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| Jul.26 |
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Driver in Toll Plaza crash had criminal past
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| Jul.24 |
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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 | |
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| Apr.6 |
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State demands investigation into backup
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| Apr.2 |
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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
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| Feb.12 |
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Traffic a mess after major accident A crash involving a bus, a truck and at least one car temporarily brought Oakland-bound traffic to a complete halt
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| Feb.2 |
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Flooding reported
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| Nov.24 |
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Man alive after jumping off the Bridge
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| Nov.13 |
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6-car crash has ground morning commute
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| Aug.28 |
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Eastbound closed due to vehicle fire Moving truck full of furniture caught fire shortly before 9:30 p.m. and quickly became engulfed in flames
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| Feb.11 |
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 Officials search for small boat near bridge There is a report that an inflatable craft with no lights on almost hit a tug boat near the span
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Crews Search Marina for Laci Peterson
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| Dec.12 |
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2 steel plates caused commuter backup
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| Nov.8 |
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Lights Go Out on Bridge
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| Oct.2 |
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40 mph gusts
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| Jul.12 |
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Big rig overturns leaking diesel fuel Westbound lanes 4 and 5 were closed on the upper deck, while eastbound lanes 1 and 2 were shut down on the lower deck
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| Jul.3 |
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Hostage situation leaves traffic mess Police shot Carl Cael, 48, holding his girlfriend at gunpoint. 85-year-old woman found shot to death
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| Jun.19 |
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Truck overturns, stops commute An overturned delivery truck closed three lanes on the upper deck during the morning commute, spreading debris and oil
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| May.31 |
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Messy spill of fish parts A spill backed up traffic for hours as commuters tried to escape the city Friday afternoon
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| Apr.29 |
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Worker hit by 1,500-pound panel
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| Jan.4 |
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One killed, 2 injured in scaffold collapse 18,000-pound section collapsed as it was being moved. Victims worked on project to strengthen the span
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| Sep.25 |
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Wall falls onto vehicle, killing man
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Boy mauled in pit bull attack
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| Feb.27 |
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Bridge Worker Falls 60 Feet
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| Sep.19 |
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Workers Fall off Bay Bridge
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| Aug.15 |
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Boyfriend of missing woman jumps off bridge
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| 2007 |
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| Nov.7 |
Fuel spilled into Bay after ship crash| The collision, blamed on low visibility due to dense fog, knocked a 100-foot section of the fender that protects the tower | | |
| 2002 |
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| May.31 |
Messy spill of fish parts A spill backed up traffic for hours as commuters tried to escape the city Friday afternoon
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| 2003 |
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| Nov.24 |
Man alive after jumping off the Bridge
| 2000 |
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| Aug.15 |
Boyfriend of missing woman jumps off bridge
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| 2008 |
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| Feb.28 |
Good Samaritan Killed 36-year-old Anthony Christopher Shafer who flew onto the hood and through the windshield of a vehicle died at a hospital later that night
| 2007 |
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| Oct.2 |
Truck Got Stuck Under Metal Overhang Traffic backed-up on eastbound lanes of I-80 to the Bay Bridge after a too tall big-rig that got caught under the metal overhang of the brid...
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| Sep.29 |
Fatal collision involving tractor-trailer
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| Jun.9 |
Accident shut down all westbound lanes One man is facing DUI charges, another is fighting for his life, after a crash that shut down all westbound lanes
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| Apr.2 |
Fatal Hit & Run At Toll Plaza Police are looking for a dark colored Ford Thunderbird. The crash, happened at around 5:07 am, claimed the life of a motorcyclist
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| Feb.9 |
BART Officers In Bridge Collision 2 police officers were transported to hospitals after their patrol car was involved in a collision on the top deck
| 2006 |
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| Dec.11 |
Accidents Cause Backups For Commuters
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| Jun.5 |
Monday Morning Commute Confusion Caltrans warns drivers that new lane reconfigurations off the Bridge into San Francisco could cause big delays
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| Feb.3 |
Motorcyclist Dies In Accident on Bridge
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| Jan.25 |
Car Fire Snarls Traffic
| 2005 |
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| Dec.4 |
Anxious Moments During Bridge Closure Suspicious package was reported. Using a remote controlled robotic arm, officers determined it was not an explosive
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| Sep.15 |
Entire eastbound section of bridge closed
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| Sep.9 |
Commuters stuck in heap of traffic
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| Jun.19 |
Arrest following fatal traffic accident
| 2004 |
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| Dec.10 |
Heavy Fog Snarls Travelers
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| Sep.18 |
4 lanes closed after accident
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| Jul.30 |
Fiery crash results in major injuries
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| Jul.26 |
Driver in Toll Plaza crash had criminal past
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| 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 | |
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| Apr.6 |
State demands investigation into backup
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| 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
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| Feb.12 |
Traffic a mess after major accident A crash involving a bus, a truck and at least one car temporarily brought Oakland-bound traffic to a complete halt
| 2003 |
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| Nov.13 |
6-car crash has ground morning commute
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| Aug.28 |
Eastbound closed due to vehicle fire Moving truck full of furniture caught fire shortly before 9:30 p.m. and quickly became engulfed in flames
| 2002 |
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| Dec.12 |
2 steel plates caused commuter backup
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| Jul.12 |
Big rig overturns leaking diesel fuel Westbound lanes 4 and 5 were closed on the upper deck, while eastbound lanes 1 and 2 were shut down on the lower deck
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| 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
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| Jun.19 |
Truck overturns, stops commute An overturned delivery truck closed three lanes on the upper deck during the morning commute, spreading debris and oil
| 2001 |
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| Sep.25 |
Wall falls onto vehicle, killing man
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| 2007 |
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| 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 | |
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| 2008 |
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| Apr.9 |
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
| 2007 |
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| Dec.26 |
Bay Bridge Debris Washes Ashore| Half Moon Bay: Pieces of the Bridge that broke off when a container ship collided with it last month have shown up | |
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| Nov.7 |
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
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| 2003 |
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| Feb.11 |
Officials search for small boat near bridge There is a report that an inflatable craft with no lights on almost hit a tug boat near the span
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| 2006 |
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| Dec.16 |
Lights Out Inside Bridge Tunnel
| 2002 |
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| Nov.8 |
Lights Go Out on Bridge
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| 2002 |
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| Apr.29 |
Worker hit by 1,500-pound panel
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| Jan.4 |
One killed, 2 injured in scaffold collapse 18,000-pound section collapsed as it was being moved. Victims worked on project to strengthen the span
| 2001 |
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| Feb.27 |
Bridge Worker Falls 60 Feet
| 2000 |
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| Sep.19 |
Workers Fall off Bay Bridge
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| 2006 |
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| Dec.12 |
Wet weather creates havoc with commute The rollover accident on I-80 just west of the toll plaza. The flooding on I-80 at the Ashby Avenue off-ramp in Berkeley
| 2005 |
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| Dec.17 |
Rain Delays Opening Of FasTrak Lanes
| 2004 |
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| Feb.2 |
Flooding reported
| 2002 |
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| Oct.2 |
40 mph gusts
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