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CalTrans has apparently been taken by surprise by how difficult Bay Area commuters (and Safeway delivery trucks) are finding it to navigate that new S-curve on the Bay Bridge. Following on that unfortunate grocery spillage last week, and following on 20 total accidents since the S-curve was added on Labor Day, they're committing to putting up big new signs that emphasize the slowing from 50 m.p.h. to 40 m.p.h. We ourselves have driven over it several times and had no trouble, but certainly no one wants to be driving defensively while going 50 m.p.h. around a curve. So for god's sake people, slow down! Oakand's not going anywhere!
Scary Bay Bridge S-Curve Getting New Signage
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That's too bad.
I mean, the Oakland not going anywhere part.
Driving is just so very hard. Morons.
"...emphasize the slowing from 50 m.p.h. to 40 m.p.h...." - 50 mph? Have you tried driving 50 mph on the Bay Bridge? You're left in the dust by people driving 65 mph! Good luck getting them to slow down to 40 mph!
I still don't understand why they were so quick to change the traffic patterns.
Please will someone fill me in on the need to fuck up the old bridge 5 years before the new bridge is done?
"I still don't understand why they were so quick to change the traffic patterns."
The 1936 Cantilever span was connected to the YBI tunnel with an approach trestle that was in the same place as the NEW approach that they have to build to connect the NEW bridge to the same tunnel. In order to get the 1936 approach out of the way of the new construction by demolishing it, they had to build a detour trestle around the site.