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| Jan.19 |
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Filmmaker recorded suicides Bridge officials angry with Eric Steel ended up with footage of 19 deaths and several attempts
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| Jan.21 |
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Caltrans Blamed for Bridge Boondoggle
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| Feb.9 |
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Another Toll Hike for the Bridge
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| Feb.12 |
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$6 toll idea for Gate Bridge ignored The directors' talk was mostly about hitting up bicyclists and pedestrians, tourists, carpoolers and the disabled
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| Feb.19 |
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Citizens capture suspect in carjacking A group of citizens tackled a man they believed was about to commit suicide by jumping from the bridge
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| Feb.24 |
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Tentative Approval for Suicide Barrier Hundreds of people have leapt to their death from the Bridge since it opened
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| Feb.26 |
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Body found floating
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| Mar.5 |
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Cranes Clear Bay Spans 2 towering shipping cranes have made their way across the Bay slipping under the bridges with a few feet of clearance
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| Mar.11 |
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Officials Approve Suicide Barrier Study The board of directors of the District voted 15-1 to proceed with a study of a possible barrier on the bridge
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| Apr.1 |
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Bridge Costs Soar
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| Apr.6 |
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Welders: New Bridge Unsafe| The FBI is investigating disturbing claims that the new span being built is riddled with defective welds | | |
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| Apr.7 |
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State: No Shoddy Work Claims on Bridge
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| Apr.10 |
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Bridge Worker Shot| Police said a toll collector, 58-year old woman, was shot and robbed by Marcellus Cooksey, 42, driving a stolen car | | |
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| Apr.11 |
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Show of Security After Shooting
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| Apr.15 |
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No Faulty Welds Found In First Inspection
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| Apr.16 |
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Officials Ready to Study Suicide Barriers
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| Apr.18 |
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Golden Gate Shooter Pleads Not Guilty
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| Apr.21 |
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Sections Of Bay Bridge To Be Cut Out
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| Apr.23 |
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New Criteria For Suicide Barrier
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| Apr.27 |
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MTC OKs $1.6m to study suicide barrier
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| Apr.28 |
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2 crashes led traffic stopped for 2 hours
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| May.4 |
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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
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| May.16 |
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Toll May Increase To $4
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| Jun.19 |
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Arrest following fatal traffic accident
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| Jun.24 |
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Compromise Deal Reached on Bridge| Bay Area tolls will increase $1 under to keep in place the designs for a soaring suspension Bay Bridge | |
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| Jun.27 |
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New FasTrak lanes open without incident| The new 3 lanes are located on the far right of the toll plaza | |
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| Aug.11 |
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San Rafael Bridge Retrofit A Bargain
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| Aug.29 |
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Ostrich snarled traffic| The ostrich was crossing the bridge from Marin to SF, passing through a FasTrak lane | |
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| Sep.9 |
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Commuters stuck in heap of traffic The backups began just after 5 a.m. and lasted all through the morning and early afternoon
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| Sep.15 |
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Entire eastbound section of bridge closed A refrigerated truck caught fire on the lower deck of the bridge. Traffic was stopped for about 45 minutes
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I-80 to Bay Bridge most congeted
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| Sep.26 |
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Bridge At Standstill After Crash
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IRS Loses Checks, Papers Into Bay The truck crashed while traveling the bridge, dumping 30,000 tax items onto the bridge and into the bay
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| Oct.16 |
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5-alarm fire Several of the toll plaza lanes on the Carquinez Bridge were closed while crews battled the fire
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| Nov.4 |
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Final Weekend Of Closures For 2005 Caltrans demolition is causing closures of offramps as they remove the Harrison St. exit ramp
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| Nov.19 |
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Bridge Toll Takers Don Bullet Proof Vests Bullet resistant armored vests are at the same ballistic level that a police officer would wear
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| Nov.29 |
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Toll Taker Swapped Cash For Counterfeit Maurice Grays' supervisors allegedly noticed counterfeit $100 in his cash bags
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| Nov.30 |
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Body Of Teen Found Near Bridge 17-year-old Redwood City boy apparently jumped from the bridge about an hour earlier
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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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| Dec.8 |
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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
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| Dec.17 |
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Rain Delays Opening Of FasTrak Lanes The weather is putting a damper on Caltrans' plans to open 2 new Fastrack-only lanes
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| Dec.29 |
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Motorcyclist died on Carquinez Bridge