Live from the kgotv Broadcast Center this is abc7 news. Hours ahead of schedule doyle drive reopens to traffic. It is great news for commuters. This is a rear view look at what the drive would look like through the new tunnel. And here is a live look right now at the new alignment the two tunnels that make up the presidio parkway one for each direction, both open to traffic. Good evening. Im katie. Another live look and this one is from the Golden Gate Bridge where you can see hardly any cars on the road. Traffic is moving freely. Doyle drive reopened just after 9 00 tonight. They are escorting vehicles in this direction and also if you can see on down the line it looks like there is already traffic that is heading back this way. It looks like officially doyle drive has reopened to traffic. Our abc News Reporter was on the road when it reopened and he joins us now with the changes. Sergio . Katie we with told that doyle drive would be reopening early, sometime around this afternoon. Fi
Now, this is something new. Once you get to this actually after the first tunnel, youll see it split to exit right, youll go to the presidio parkway and Marina Boulevard. If you stay left that is the normal left to head to lumbar, when that is something that drivers will likely be confused about. It is a spot were looking at and seeing that it might pick up traffic as the morning commute gets on and as people see it for the very first time. Theyre not used to seeing that option obviously. Something new, so just Pay Attention to it if youre headed southbound there is that split towards the presidio parkway or the marina or stay left and held toward lombard as usual. This whole proj 1. 1 billion 15 years in the making road wshgers this workers this weekend basically chopped up all of the concrete that was on the roadway filled it with new concrete. That set way earlier than they thought. They had no problems or anything with the roadwork this weekend itself. It is now open in presidio pa
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Mesa. Evacuations there. This all started three hours ago. Just within the past 30 minutes, this was interesting to see. Police escorting dozens of drivers back into the fire scene. They had fled the scene. Now theyre escorted back. Theyre attempting to match up people and cars. For those vehicles still drivable. This is a change process is. Something we cant recall ever seeing. Were still waiting to hear the amount and extent of any injuries. You can keep watching our live footage from Southern California on our nbc bay area app and also stay updated on twitter and facebook pages. Now to local news. Demand for change or political ploy . That is the question as employees take aim at their boss. The sheriff taking more heat about the murder of kate steinle. The union just filed an official grievance against the sheriff over the citys sanctuary policy. Reporter janelle, the sheriff has been in the hot seat for handling of the pier 14 shooting suspect. The timing of grievance from Sheriff