Live from the kgotv broadcast center, this is abc7 news. Flames on the bridge. The new eastern span of the bay bridge catches fire again. Cal trans thinks it has the cause figured out but they say these fires are cause for concern. Good evening im dan ashley. Im ama daetz. It happened just east of yes, sir bough buena eye ped la. As you can see they sprayed fire retar department to put retardant to put it out. Katie is live on Treasure Island with the story. Katie . All lanes of the bay bridge are open tonight and they will remain that way until cal trans determines how and when it is going to repair the fire damage. Cal trans says it is perfectly safe to dry on right now but the fires sure did rattle some nerves. I think it is terrifying. Fortunately my car is up to date, but anybody driving a car is looking for trouble. Sky 7hd shows the aftermath of a second fire on the eastern span of the bay bridge. Cal trans has narrowed down a possible cause. At this point in time it appears to
But this small town has a big city problem. You just reach that critical mass. The problem is traffic. When highway 17 backs up drivers head onto city streets trying to get around the backup. Cynthi says it took her 20 minutes to go four blocks yesterday. It was backed all the way up. And i crept through town like everybody else and it was horrible. Town leaders say friday july 3rd, was gridlock. The streets were backed up all the way through town, all the way through highway 85 into residential nay br hoods. It was a real disaster. Morley says hes talking with cal trance and police about what can be done to keep things moving, rerouting town traffic and having police direct traffic are some options. Hes hoping to have a plan to put into action by labor day. Business owners say a traffic solution would be music to their ears. Brauz gridlock can drive customers away. When people cant move about you know then they cant do that their commerce and formal activities that they want to do. Fo
Suspended this 30 days unless it appeals. An uber spokeswoman says theyll appeal. The requests are also beyond the authority of the commission and will not improve public safety. With the threat of a lawsuit just hours away san jose has reached a tentative agreement with the citys police and fire unit. The mayor announced tonight that the agreement addresses the pending lawsuit over pension Retiree Health care and disabity benefits. The unions have threatened to sue by tomorrow if they could not reach an agreement over measure b pension reform passed by voters. The longrunning pension battle has led to massive retirements from both the police and fire departments. Ill begin by thanking the over 1600 hard working Police Officers and firefighters who continue to serve our residents day in and day out. With honor and courage. They have ignored the buzz of the naysayers who tell them they should chase dollars in other cities. The agreement marks the culmination of more than three years of
Fortunately my car is up to date, but anybody driving a car is looking for trouble. Sky 7hd shows the aftermath of a second fire on the eastern span of the bay bridge. Cal trans has narrowed down a possible cause. At this point in time it appears to be flares that were left on the side of the lane. Flares left behind by maintenance crews, but why and when has yet to be determined. There is video that is being reviewed to make those determinations. The first fire on monday night burned six feet of the expansion joint just east of the tunnel. Todays fire burned another three feet of the same rubber like material. It is not performing the task. How can we improve that . He is a forensic engineer. He says these fires do not undermine the bridges integrity, but they are still a concern. Not an immediate structural problem. If the fire is extensive it can damage locally of course the expansion joint. Not all drivers are hitting the breaks. I trust the bridge. I know there is a lot of talk ab
Highprofile problem. Now, its bursting into live, from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix5 news. Tonight, as if the new bay bridge needed another high profile problem. Now, it is bursting into flames. Im veronica de la cruz. Liz has the night off. Im ken bastida. Lets get right to our mark kelly. Two fires in the traffic lanes this week. What is going on with the bridge . Reporter caltrans says after a comprehensive investigation, maintenance workers who left behind road flares are to blame for causing mondays fire and todays fire on the bridges eastern span. Caltrans called it an unusual set of circumstances. Two fires just this week. One monday night, the other, around noon today. Talking distance, both, relatively close. One of our engineers discovered the fire that was in relatively the same spot as the fire from monday evening. Reporter take a closer look, caltrans says it was likely road flares from workers that set this black rubber on fire. Driving over it, it looks to be n