Eastern span. When traffic returns, drivers will be crossing a 6. 4 billion bridge. They started diverting traffic just after 7 00 tonight. The Highway Patrol ran traffic breakses. Then officers set up road ramps at all the access roads that lead to the bridge from oakland and emeryville and from across the bay in san francisco. News chopper 2 was overhead for the closure. Right now, we have live Team Coverage. Ken wayne is live in the north bay at a major traffic bottle neck. Noel walker is in san francisco, where she saw drivers being turned away. We begin with Eric Rasmussen live at the toll plaza where work has been going on for two hours. Reporter this all got started as soon as the chp officially closed off bridge to traffic at 8 03 p. M. The two main jobs tonight are demolition and grinding. Weve got a front row seat. Grinders are working on tearing up the surface of the road here on the oakland side of the bridge. They tell us crews will have torn up 1. 2 square miles of road.
I hereby appoint the honorable Thomas Massey to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, john a. Boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2013, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour ebate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip each, to five minutes but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. The chair recognizes the gentleman from maryland, mr. Hoyer, for five minutes. Mr. Hoyer thank you, mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Hoyer thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, for civilian defense employees at packs river naval air station, webster field, all of which i represent, and mr. Jones, whos on the
Traffic just after 7 00 tonight. The Highway Patrol ran traffic breakses. Then officers set up road ramps at all the access roads that lead to the bridge from oakland and emeryville and from across the bay in san francisco. News chopper 2 was overhead for the closure. Right now, we have live Team Coverage. Ken wayne is live in the north bay at a major traffic bottle neck. Noel walker is in san francisco, where she saw drivers being turned away. We begin with Eric Rasmussen live at the toll plaza where work has been going on for two hours. Reporter this all got started as soon as the chp officially closed off bridge to traffic at 8 03 p. M. The two main jobs tonight are demolition and grinding. Weve got a front row seat. Grinders are working on tearing up the surface of the road here on the oakland side of the bridge. They tell us crews will have torn up 1. 2 square miles of road. It is all part of the carefully choreographed plan to get the new span open to traffic no later than tuesda
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