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Bay Area Bridge Tolls Increased Motorists crossing any of the 7 state-operated bridges need to cough up more an additional $1 to cross
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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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| 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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| 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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| Apr.10 |
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Bridge To Be Closed On Labor Day The closure will allow to install a new, sturdier viaduct connecting the eastern span to the tunnel
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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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| Jun.18 |
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I-80 Tops List Of Most Congested The worst traffic jam in the Bay Area can be found during the morning commute on westbound I-80 between Hercules and the Bay Bridge
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| Jul.26 |
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High speed chase over bridge, officer hurt The driver of a pickup who struck a police officer and led police on a high-speed chase across the bridge was taken into custody in Oakland
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| Jul.31 |
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Bridge To Close Over Labor Day Caltrans officials said that the public should start planning ahead now for the closure of both directions
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| Aug.6 |
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SF High Speed Car Chase Ends In Oakland A driver is in police custody after leading police on a chase across the Bay Bridge that reached 100 mph
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| Aug.31 |
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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
| 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
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| Sep.2 |
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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
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| Sep.3 |
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Bridge Is Back In Business| The bridge reopen at 6 p.m., far ahead of the originally scheduled reopening of 5 a.m. Tuesday. Crews spent the afternoon... | |
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| Sep.29 |
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Fatal collision involving tractor-trailer The pickup truck struck the back of the trailer at 4:55 a.m, causing the rebar to pierce the passenger compartment of the pickup
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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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| Oct.16 |
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FasTrak Metering Lights To Speed Up The red light that turns green is going to turn green quicker in the FasTrak lanes then the cash lanes
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| Nov.3 |
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Faster FasTrak Lane Metering Lights Traffic flow on the bridge could see relief when new metering timetables are put into effect at the toll plaza
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| Nov.6 |
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New bridge FasTrak lanes in effect The metering lights switched at 6:00 and certain lanes of commuters experienced a faster pace of lights
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| Nov.7 |
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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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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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| Nov.13 |
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Ship Pilot May Have Downplayed Collision Captain John Cota's attorney says his client didn't immediately realize the severity of the crash
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| Dec.26 |
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Bay Bridge Debris Washes Ashore Pieces of the Bridge that broke off when a container ship collided with it last month have shown up