SF News Sand Truck Spill Closes Two Eastbound Lanes on Bay Bridge Two lanes of traffic just before the Bay Bridge tunnel are closed after a truck carrying sand spilled its contents. Traffic, which we can see outside the windows of SFist headquarters, is frighteningly
SF News Bay Area Traffic Not So Bad Lately, But Is That a Good Thing? Several commuting friends of ours have noted that traffic getting into the city over the Bay Bridge is quite light most mornings lately around 8 a.m., and now the Chron informs us
SF News Meanwhile, On The Bay Bridge... Construction work continues smoothly on the new Bay Bridge today as seen from Treasure Island. (Photo credit: AP Photo/Ben Margot)
SF News Commuters Prepare for New Bay Bridge Tower Erection Another major part of the new Bay Bridge tower starting going up on Wednesday. According to San Jose Mercury News, "Crews on Wednesday began hoisting the giant steel pieces that will make up
SF News Armed Man Threatens to Blow Up Bay Bridge, Doesn't Around 7:10am during this morning's commute, a heavyset man in a Black SUV called in to the KCBS traffic tipline to alert them to a potential traffic jam: his own vehicle he
SF News Peak Pricing on Bay Bridge Rises to Six Bucks Today Toll hikes on Bay Area bridges take effect today, with the Antioch, Benicia-Martinez, Carquinez, Dumbarton, Richmond, and San Mateo bridges going up to $5, and the Bay Bridge getting a unique and confusing
SF News Woman Killed After Crashing Her Volvo Into Truck on Bay Bridge A fiery crash this morning on the eastbound, lower deck of the Bay Bridge snarled up traffic for a couple of hours but has now been cleared. The crash involved a speeding Volvo
SF News Carpoolers Likely to Have to Pay $3 to Cross Golden Gate No more free rides for carpoolers, kids. Crossing the Bay Bridge and other spans, if you've got three or more passengers, will be going from $0 to $2.50 on July 1, and
SF News Accident on Westbound Bay Bridge Snarls Traffic 511 reports that an accident, which includes an oil spill of some sort occurred a little after 10 a.m. today. "Severe traffic alert & Accident with injuries & Oil spill on I-80
SF News SOMA Power Outage Renders Customers, Bay Bridge Powerless At around 5:45 a.m. this morning, "a power outage left a portion of the Bay Bridge and a swath of San Francisco's South of Market District in the dark early this
misc Photo du Jour 594 On this seemingly sluggish news day, local MSM outlets are all aflutter over cranes under a bridge.
SF News $6 Toll Approved For Bay Bridge Starting July 1, a $6 toll will get you across the bridge during rush hour, with no discount for FaskTrak. This comes out to $500 more a year for commuters. This recent toll
SF News Bay Bridge Toll Hike Impending Higher toll fees and the death of free carpooling is one step closer to being a reality, folks. Alas. "The Metropolitan Transportation Commission's Bay Area Toll Authority Oversight Committee this morning approved a
SF News Bay Bridge Repairs Will Close Lanes Overnight For Next Three Weeks In lieu of shutting down the entire span of the Bay Bridge, the California Department of Transportation decided to close lanes to repair the crippled eyebar. "Work will begin Friday night, weather permitting,
SF News Wire Dangling From Bay Bridge Nothing to Fear One lane on the lower deck of the Bay Bridge was shut down during this morning's commute due to a dangling wire. But have no fear, the wire, which is used to power
SF News Bay Bridge Speeding Crackdown In an effort to get motorists to slow down on the Bay Bridge, CHP officers had a "crackdown" in the bridge yesterday. CBS 5 reported that officers "issued 34 citations for speeding and
SF News Speed Blamed for Fatal S-Curve Big Rig Crash High speed is being blamed for yesterday's Bay Bridge fatality, or so says Caltrans. The accident -- where a big rig truck toppled over the bridge at around 3:30 a.m. on
SF News Carjacker First Car to Cross Bay Bridge On Friday night, a carjacker was the first civilian vehicle to cross the entire Bay Bridge since its Wednesday closure. "[A] carjacking suspect in a Dodge Nitro made it onto the bridge from
SF News Bay Bridge to Open by 9 a.m. Good news! The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge will reopen by 9 a.m. today. Although it was initially reported that the bridge will remain closed during this morning's commute -- and, for the
SF News Bay Bridge to Remain Closed Over the Weekend Bad news. The Bay Bridge will remain closed over the weekend. According to CBS 5, "officials said the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge would likely stay closed through the weekend and were unsure if
SF News Bay Bridge Will *Not* Reopen for Evening Commute KRON 4 Morning News reports that the Bay Bridge will not reopen for Friday's evening commute.. Please visit 511 for more information on rerouting your vehicular trip home, which you probably know by
SF News Photos: Another Day Without A Bay Bridge The Bay Bridge is, as most of you already know, still closed today. Yesterday's BART commute was either "just fine" or "insanely crowded," depending on the passenger. Eastern SOMA still remains joyfully (albeit
SF News Bay Bridge Reopening Looms While the Bay Bridge remains closed this morning, Caltrans spokesman Bart Ney told reporters, "We are going to do everything we can to open the bridge today." Caltrans is working on inserting new
SF News Scene from a Snapped-Cable Bay Bridge Accident Victim Schlomo snapped and posted this image of the car injured in yesterday's Bay Bridge snafu. According to Examiner, "A Ryder rental truck, a rental Nissan Sentra driven by a couple from Vancouver, Canada
SF News Photos: A Day Without A Bay Bridge After a cable rod snapped during last night's commute, the Bay Bridge closed down indefinitely. Here are some images of just how the closure is affecting San Francisco and the Bay Area today.
