A deceased person was found near a SoMa freeway onramp Sunday night, not long after Caltrans construction crews completed their work on a section of eastbound I-80, which had caused some weekend congestion in the area.
California Highway Patrol reportedly found a dead body near the freeway on-ramp at Harrison and Seventh streets in San Francisco around 11:35 pm Sunday.
As the Chronicle reports, via the CHP, foul play does not appear to have been involved, and a CHP spokesperson said it appeared "to be a death possibly related to a drug overdose."
No further information about the victim has been released.
The on-ramp near Seventh Street to southbound 101 had not been closed during the two-day closure during which Caltrans was making repairs to the eastbound freeway deck between 4th and 17th streets. The westbound I-80/southbound 101 deck had been open to traffic.
The work was completed and the eastbound freeway reopened around 11 pm Sunday, seven hours ahead of schedule.
This construction work is part of a two-year project begun in January to rehabilitate the Central/Bayshore freeway viaducts.
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