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Eastern Span
Western Span
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| Jan.21 |
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Caltrans Blamed for Bridge Boondoggle Cost overruns for the new span have ballooned by billions of dollars
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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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| Apr.1 |
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Bridge Costs Soar Stalled construction has not stopped the price tag for the project from jumping $300 million to $6.2 billion
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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 Dean Fryer of CalOSHA says inspectors are on site on a regular basis
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| Apr.15 |
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No Faulty Welds Found In First Inspection Federal and state officials didn't find any problems in the first round of tests
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| Apr.21 |
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Sections Of Bay Bridge To Be Cut Out Inspectors hired by the feds will be cutting out some large sections to test the quality of its welding work
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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 State Senators say the increase would help pay for cost overruns on construction of the new span
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| Jun.19 |
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Arrest following fatal traffic accident One victim is confirmed dead and another was taken to a hospital
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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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| 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 Morning commute along 80 to the Bay Bridge toll plaza is most congested traffic spots in the Bay Area
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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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| 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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