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  2009
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 Bay Area Bridges, January 2009
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| Jan.27 |
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Tanker Ship Runs Into Rocks Near Bridge| A tanker ship headed out of bay struck some underwater rocks and was in distress just west of the Golden Gate Bridge | |
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| Jan.29 |
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Quick action helped ship stranded in Bay Capt. Dave McCloy quickly dropped anchor the only thing he could do without any power or steering
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| Feb.9 |
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Bridge Off-Ramp Reopening After 3 Years
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| Feb.16 |
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Leipheimer Leads In Tour Of California
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| Mar.12 |
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Massive Crane Arrives For Construction
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| Apr.15 |
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Winds push boat into Bridge The westbound direction was closed overnight when strong winds pushed a 70-foot fishing boat into the span
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| Jul.7 |
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Man Dies After Being Found Injured
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| Aug.11 |
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2 Shot, Killed At Bridge Toll Plaza| Schwarzenegger issued a statement regarding the death of a toll collector Deborah Ross, who was one of two people killed in a shooting. The shooting appears to have stemmed from a domestic dispute. Police have ... | |
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| Sep.3 |
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San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Closed| As planned, the bridge was shut down to traffic at 8 p.m. so crews can do seismic retrofit work on the span. A 300-foot-long section of the east span will be cut out and moved out of the way. Then a ... | |
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| Sep.5 |
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Crack Found May Delay Bridge Opening Crews working on a seismic retrofit found a 'significant crack' in the eastern span that could keep it closed beyond scheduled reopening
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| Sep.7 |
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Bridge Reopening Remains In Limbo
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| Sep.8 |
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Bridge Reopens After Crack Fixed The Bridge reopened just in time for the start of the work week. Crews were able to make a crucial repair a day ahead of schedule
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| Sep.10 |
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Bridge Closure Boosts BART Ridership
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| Sep.19 |
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Crews To Close Lanes, Inspect Repairs Crews retrofitting the Bridge found a 2-inch crack on the bridge's eastern side. Two lanes will be closed every Saturday at 11 p.m. till 9:30...
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| Oct.14 |
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Big-Rig Blocks WB Bay Bridge For Hours All westbound lanes were closed for about five and a half hours a big-rig overturned mid-span and created a traffic nightmare
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| Oct.27 |
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Bridge closes after rod snaps Authorities indefinitely closed the Bay Bridge after a rod and a metal brace erected during an emergency repair job fell onto the westbound lanes
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| Oct.28 |
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Bridge closure forces Rockets to ferry
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No Estimate When Bay Bridge Will Open
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| Oct.29 |
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Traffic Lighter As Closure Enters 2nd Day Engineers desperately tried to repair and fortify the bridge after a 5,000-pound piece of steel plummeted onto the span during rush hour this...
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| Oct.30 |
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Bridge Fix To Continue Into Weekend Commuters confronted yet another day of heavy congestion as state transportation were unsure if it would open in time for Monday's commute
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| Oct.31 |
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High-Speed Chase On Closed Bridge A carjacking suspect was arrested after he led police on a high-speed chase from San Francisco to Oakland
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BART To Run 24-hours For Bridge Closure Trains would run hourly to 14 stations. It is still unclear if the span will reopen for the Monday morning commute
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| Nov.1 |
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No Word Yet When Bay Bridge Will Open California Department of Transportation said that crews were still conducting stress tests and modification work
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Bridge Won't Be Open For Monday With another workweek and another commuter crush looming, there was still no word on when the bridge would be open to traffic again
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| Nov.2 |
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Repairs Complete: Bay Bridge Reopens| The first cars drove through the toll plaza Monday morning, nearly a week after a failed repair sent debris falling onto the upper deck | |
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| Nov.9 |
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Trucker dies as big-rig plummets off bridge A big rig was traveling at high speeds when the driver lost control at the S curve. The truck dropped about 200 feet onto Yerba Buena Island
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| Nov.11 |
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Bridge May Close Again In New Year Caltrans is now backing off earlier reports that the Bridge may be closed again before the Christmas holiday
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| Nov.25 |
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Crash Snarls Traffic On Bridge Traffic was completely blocked late morning by a five-vehicle accident in which two vehicles overturned in the middle of the span
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| Dec.7 |
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Bridge To Stay Open During Beam Repairs Transportation officials will not need to fully close the Bay Bridge as expected to complete repairs to a cracked beam
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| Dec.9 |
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$2 Increase Likely For Commute Hours Staff members of the agency that oversees the bridges recommended raising car tolls by at least a dollar on all seven bridges
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Caltrans Completes Bridge Repair Crews have completed repair work on the infamous cracked eyebar
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