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2014
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Bay Bridge, January 2014
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Eastern Span
Western Span
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| Jan.13 |
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Bay Bridge bolt problem keeps soaking up money Caltrans will be spending a whopping $10 million this year to keep an eye on those questionable bolts holding together the new $6
| Jan.24 |
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Hearing focuses on mistakes made on Bay Bridge The engineers told the state Senate's Transportation and Housing Committee that myriad construction mistakes could have been prevented
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| Feb.10 |
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Rain reveals leaks on Bay Bridge's new span Map of Eastern Span San Francisco Transportation officials were disturbed to see water somewhere it shouldn't have been -- inside the new span of the Bay Bridge
| Feb.11 |
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Willie Brown Bridge now open A ceremony on Treasure Island to dedicate the renaming of the western Bay Bridge span after Willie Brown in San Francisco | |
| Feb.24 |
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Bay Bridge designer warned Caltrans in 2010 of weld weakness Marwan Nader warned that welds used to hold ill-fitting steel road-deck sections together were vulnerable to damage in a major earthquake
| Feb.25 |
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Caltrans encouraged by new tests of bridge rods The latest results in a $10 million testing program to check whether high-strength rods on the new Bay Bridge eastern span are vulnerable to...
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| Apr.9 |
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Bay Bridge lanes closed for emergency repair A traffic alert has been issued for a work that needs to be done on the upper deck of the western span. A 2-by2 foot hole was discovered
| Apr.10 |
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Bay Bridge lanes reopened after emergency repairs All lanes are now open on the Bay Bridge following emergency pothole repairs
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| May.14 |
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New Bay Bridge troll back on the job The new Bay Bridge troll, after eight months in seclusion, has finally settled into a home on the new eastern span
| May.16 |
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New Bay Bridge defect could be trouble in earthquake Steel rods that anchor the main cable have shifted since they were installed and are now perilously close to sharp-edged plates
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| Jun.19 |
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Truck fire temporarily blocked 6 lanes near the toll plaza Map of toll plaza Oakland Homeland Security is at the scene. There are reports that the driver was acting erratically and may have purposely tried to set the fire | |
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| Jul.16 |
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Man's leap is likely 1st suicide off new Bay Bridge An unidentified man leaped to his death from the westbound side of the new span of the Bay Bridge on Wednesday morning
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| Aug.5 |
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CHP probing whether Bay Bridge critics were muzzled The state transportation secretary was concerned about reports that officials silenced engineers who called attention to shoddy work | |
| Aug.28 |
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Bay Bridge project's rainy-day money is nearly gone The cost of repairs and unfinished work on the $6.4B eastern span is likely to exhaust what is left in the project's contingency fund for ov...
| Aug.29 |
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Motorcyclist dies near Bay Bridge, driver sought 94129: A driver fled the scene after a fatal motorcycle crash near the Bay Bridge toll plaza. Suna Bayram, 34, was riding her 2000 Suzuki
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| Oct.17 |
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25th anniversary of Loma Prieta earthquake  The 6.9 quake hit during the World Series between the Giants and A's at 5:04 p.m.. A section of the Bay Bridge buckled; the 880 was flattened | |
| Oct.19 |
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Caltrans undo huge speed bump that slowed traffic Caltrans took action this weekend to undo a huge speed bump that caused huge headaches for drivers on the upper deck of the Bay Bridge
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| Nov.8 |
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At least 7 hurt in Bay Bridge crash A person was driving the wrong way on the bridge without headlights on. A multi-vehicle collision closed all of the lanes this evening | |
| Nov.9 |
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Woman accused in Bay Bridge crash arrested for DUI woman who officers believe caused a four-car crash after driving the wrong way on the Bay Bridge has been arrested on a charge of DUI
| Nov.13 |
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Bridge fix without dreaded steel plates The replacement of old expansion joints on the bridge will continue without those dreaded steel plates on the pavement that caused gridlock
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| Dec.18 |
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Westbound Bay Bridge lanes shut down due to crash Westbound traffic on the Bay Bridge was snarled Thursday evening after a motorcycle crashed into a car
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