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2003
Business (17)
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Bay Area Bridges, January 2003
Bay Area Bridges, February 2003
Bay Area Bridges, March 2003
Bay Area Bridges, April 2003
Bay Area Bridges, May 2003
Bay Area Bridges, June 2003
Bay Area Bridges, July 2003
Bay Area Bridges, August 2003
Bay Area Bridges, September 2003
Bay Area Bridges, October 2003
Bay Area Bridges, November 2003
Bay Area Bridges, December 2003
Bay Bridge
Eastern Span
Western Span
Golden Gate Bridge
Richmond-SR Bridge
San Mateo Bridge
Dumbarton Bridge
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| Jan.4 |
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More Steel Plates on the Way
| Jan.10 |
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Helicopter Crashes Near Bridge A sightseeing helicopter crashed in the waters near the Golden Gate Bridge. The craft was floating in the bay | |
| Jan.19 |
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55-year old man died after accident
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| Feb.7 |
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CHP set checkpoints on bridges The checkpoints will be in place through the weekend
| Feb.10 |
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7-Car Crash
| 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 | |
| Feb.14 |
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Security zones around bridges The areas extend 25 yards around piers, abutments, and pilings | |
| Feb.22 |
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Bridge among potential targets for terror State attorney general's office identified 624 potential targets in California
| Feb.24 |
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$4.25 million more for seismic retrofit
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| Mar.2 |
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More FasTrak Lanes To Coming On the Bay Bridge the stripes for lanes have to be changed to accommodate FasTrak lanes
| Mar.12 |
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Citations over the death of worker
| Mar.14 |
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Commute Bus for San Mateo Bridge
| Mar.18 |
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Random searches of trucks The CHP will put all of its officers on 12-hour shifts, as well as sending up aircraft
| Mar.20 |
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Suicide by jumping from bridge 44-year-old Alarab, who was of Iraqi descent, was reportedly expressing his personal opposition to a war
| Mar.21 |
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CHP Officers Standing By in Riot Gear
| Mar.24 |
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Bridge Possible Terrorist Target A senior al-Qaida leader captured in Pakistan told interrogators that the Bridge was a potential target
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| Apr.20 |
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Body found in water under bridge
| Apr.23 |
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Man Arrested at Top of Bridge He was nabbed by iron workers after he scaled the south tower. He faces trespassing charges
| Apr.28 |
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Contractors balk at specs for bridge span
| Apr.30 |
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New Fastrak Lane
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| May.22 |
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Massive Disaster Drill FBI and the SFPD participated in a simulated bus hijacking
| May.26 |
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3.4 earthquake The quake, centered just west of the Bridge, did not cause any damage or injuries
| May.30 |
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Girl Scout's bridge walk cancelled
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| Jun.8 |
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Bridge Vulnerable To Collapse From Quake Bridge is vulnerable if a 7.0 earthquake or higher strikes the San Andreas or the Hayward fault
| Jun.13 |
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Collection coffer goes up The prototype coffer with a sign politely thanking contributors went up in the visitors' area on the span's southeast side
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| Jul.2 |
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Caught After 4-Hour Bridge Closure
| Jul.9 |
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Bridge to receive $7.8 million
| Jul.24 |
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High Speed Chase
| Jul.29 |
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Supervisors voted to improve Doyle Drive
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| Aug.14 |
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Head-on crash involves two bicyclists
| Aug.15 |
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$2.9 billion eastern span project is on time
| Aug.20 |
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New clock mounted at toll plaza A new 8-foot-tall, $20,000 clock is a replica of the old timepiece
| Aug.21 |
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Bid for next phase far surpasses estimate
| 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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| Sep.5 |
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Bridge Needs More Protection
| Sep.6 |
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Fort Point Called Vulnerable Fort Point under the Bridge has been designated by the feds as 'woefully unprotected against terrorism' | |
| Sep.10 |
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Slowdowns Blamed on Confused Drivers
| Sep.13 |
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Injury crash ground traffic to halt
| Sep.21 |
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Body floating
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| Oct.22 |
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Bridge Work Won't Finish Until 2009 Steel companies accuse Caltrans of delaying the project The costs have tripled to an estimated $3 billion
| Oct.29 |
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Metal Plates Bring More Havoc to Traffic The thick steel plates that caused motorists to hit the brakes on the Richmond-San Rafael span
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| Nov.13 |
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6-car crash has ground morning commute The crash occurred on the upper deck, just west of Treasure Island
| Nov.18 |
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Speed limit to increase to 65 mph A recent widening project has allowed traffic to flow more freely across the bridge
| Nov.24 |
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Man alive after jumping off the Bridge Man left his vehicle on the bridge, hit the water. A good Samaritan picked him up in a boat
| Nov.25 |
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Deadly accident shuts down part of bridge A big rig truck apparently ran over another vehicle at the bridge's high-rise
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