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Bridge Tolls Going Up July 1st The Bay Area Toll Authority voted unanimously to approve toll increases on the 7 bridges, including raising the toll for the Bay Bridge to $...
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| Feb.3 |
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1st Suspension Piece Lifted Into Place The first deck section was hoisted into place by workers using the largest barge-mounted crane on the West Coast
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| Feb.13 |
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Plans Advance For Bridge Suicide Nets Directors of the agency that oversees the Bridge have moved a step closer to approving a suicide barrier along the historic span
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| Feb.21 |
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Peninsula Power Outage Affects 11,000+ An outage was reported at 5:58 p.m. and was affecting about 10,000 customers as of 7 p.m. The outage briefly knocked out lights on the Bay Bridge
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| Mar.11 |
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Bridge Project Delays Push Back Opening Construction of key elements for the eastern portion are 15 months behind schedule, and Caltrans is no longer confident it can make up the t...
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| Mar.16 |
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Giant Cranes Squeeze Under Bridges A ship carrying three new container cranes arrived at the Port of Oaklandafter passing under the Golden Gate and the Bay Bridge
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| Mar.17 |
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Power Outage Knocks Out Bridge Lights A power outage affected residents in the South of Market as well as commuters on the Bay Bridge Wednesday morning
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| Apr.18 |
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Motorcyclist Dies In Crash 35-year-old Adolfo Jose Padilla, a motorcyclist, hit a disabled truck
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| Apr.28 |
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Family Files Suit In Bridge Plunge Death The family of Tahir Fakhar, 56, who died when his big-rig plunged over the side of the Bay Bridge last November is holding the state accountable
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| May.6 |
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S-Curve Patrols To Be Reduced July 1| Authorities will draw down increased traffic enforcement on the Bay Bridge S-curve, the Toll Bridge Program Oversight Committee decided | |
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| May.28 |
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$3 G. Gate Carpool Tolls To Begin July 1st The board that governs the Golden Gate Bridge voted to charge vehicles with 3 or more people $3 to cross the span during commute hours
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| Jun.30 |
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Fatal, Fiery Crash A woman was killed on the lower deck near Treasure Island when her speeding car crashed into a recycling truck and caught fire
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| Jul.1 |
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Few Problems As Bridge Tolls Go Up| Auto tolls increased by a dollar to $5 on the Antioch, Benicia-Martinez, Carquinez, Dumbarton, Richmond-San Rafael and San Mateo-Hayward bridges | |
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| Jul.4 |
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Park Proposed For Oakland Side Of Bridge| Caltrans, Oakland, the Toll Authority and six other agencies have proposed converting up to 50 acres of industrial section to Gateway Park | |
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| Aug.17 |
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Multiple-vehicle collision closes bridge A big rig rear-ended a sedan and caused a collision that led to the closure of all lanes in both directions
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| Sep.3 |
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Human Remains Found Near GG Bridge Authorities are using dental records to try to identify human remains that were found by a kayaker in a remote cove
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| Oct.14 |
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Bridge repairs taking longer than expected A cracked steel beam is taking longer to fix than Caltrans first predicted. Commuters will have to wait until Friday for the westbound lane
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| Oct.25 |
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Construction underway on new tower| Caltrans is moving huge sections of the new eastern span into place -- before bolting them down. Officials hope the sight of it won't affect drivers | |
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| Oct.26 |
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Family of driver in bridge crash files suit The family of a man who died after his truck plunged off the Bay Bridge's S-curve has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the state
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| Nov.11 |
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Bridge standoff of troubled man's threats| A two hour backup after Craig Carlos-Valentino, 51, claimed to have explosives and a gun on him when he stopped his SUV on the upper deck | |
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| Nov.13 |
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Suspect charged in Bay Bridge standoff 51-year-old Craig Carlos-Valentino who halted traffic on the bridge and allegedly threatened to blow the span up is facing multiple charges
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| Nov.18 |
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Coast Guard assisting man, dog in boat In a mayday call around 3:18 p.m. Thursday, the man reported that he feared his 33-foot sailboat was about to capsize
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| Nov.22 |
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Men who led chase on bridge charged Police say two suspects who led officers on a high-speed chase on the Bay Bridge have each been charged with 16 counts of robbery
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