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MAJOR CONSTRUCTION AND EVENTS
Bay Bridge Closure Planned For Labor Day Weekend (7/2/09 4:05 p.m.)
As part of the Bay Bridge Seismic Retrofit Project, the Labor Day weekend closure of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge will begin at 8 p.m. on Thursday, September 3. The bridge will reopen by 5 a.m. on Tuesday, September 8. Motorists are urged to use alternate bridges or transit between San Francisco and Oakland over the long weekend. Click here for more information.
Overnight Pavement Rehabilitation On I-80 in Solano County (7/2/09 4:04 p.m.)
Weather permitting, Caltrans will be repairing approach slabs and making adjustments to median barriers along sections of I-80 between Air Base Parkway in Fairfield and east of Leisure Town Road in Vacaville. The work will run Sunday through Wednesday overnights between the hours of 9:00pm and 6:00am.
Various lane and ramp closures will be in effect throughout the life of this project, which began in Spring 2008 and is scheduled to be completed August 2009. Click here for more information.
Yerba Buena Island Ramp Construction (7/2/09 4:03 p.m.)
The Yerba Buena Island eastbound right-hand side off ramp (east of the Yerba Buena Island Tunnel) remains closed for construction until the Bay Bridge project is complete in 2013. There are alternate on and off ramps west of the Yerba Buena Island Tunnel. Click here for more information about the Bay Bridge Seismic Safety Projects.
US-101 Auxiliary Lane Widening Project in San Mateo (7/2/09 4:03 p.m.)
As part of the Highway 101 Auxiliary Lane Widening project in San Mateo, Caltrans will close access to the northbound U.S. 101 on-ramp at Coyote Point for the construction of the elevated roadway at Airport Blvd. This work phase will continue until late 2009. Northbound traffic leaving Coyote Point will be detoured north on Airport Blvd to Anza Blvd. Southbound traffic leaving Coyote Point will be detoured south on Bayshore Blvd to 3rd Avenue.
Completion of the Auxiliary Lane Widening project is scheduled to end in the spring of 2011. Click here for more information.
I-238 Widening and Rehabilitation Project in San Leandro (7/2/09 4:02 p.m.)
Caltrans continues with the widening and rehabilitation project on Interstate 238, between I-880 and I-580 in San Leandro. Construction work to expand traffic lanes is expected to last until early 2010. Improvements will enhance traffic operations by providing additional capacity and safety by reducing the number of lanes for trucks to cross from westbound I-580 to northbound I-238. For more information, click here.
Windsor - US-101 Widening and HOV Project (7/2/09 4:02 p.m.)
Caltrans has started road construction to widen US-101 from four to six lanes to expand about 7.6 miles of high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes from Steele Lane in Santa Rosa to Windsor River Road in Windsor. This project will complete one of the remaining portions of the planned continuous US-101 HOV lanes system and is scheduled for completion in January 2010. Click here for more information.
Get Current Road Conditions to Reno/Lake Tahoe and Outside the Bay Area from Caltrans (7/2/09 4:01 p.m.)
Get current road conditions on any California highway by clicking here, or dialing 1-800-427-7623. Caltrans is currently conducting several major construction projects which may impact travel on I-80 between Colfax and the Nevada State Line. For more information click here.
The Alameda County Fair at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton (7/2/09 4:00 p.m.)
The Alameda County Fair at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, Thursday, July 2nd. Gates open at 11 am. Motorists are advised to expect delays before, during and after the fair on Interstate 680 and 580 as well as local streets adjacent to the Fairgrounds.
The Marin County Fair at the Marin County Fairgrounds in San Rafael (7/2/09 4:00 p.m.)
The Marin County Fair at the Marin County Fairgrounds in San Rafael, Thursday, July 2nd. Gates open at 11 am. Motorists are advised to expect delays on before and after the Fair on Highway 101 as well as local streets adjacent to the Fairgrounds.
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