Expected before the road reopens tomorrow. From the bay station, youre watching kron. Noon. Thanks for joining us here on kron. 4 news at noon. Im noelle bellow. Our top story today as folks head back home from the Labor Day Holiday. I80 does remain closed. Its expected to reopen early tomorrow morning. Kron 4 Charles Clifford joining us live from hercules with the very latest. And theyve been working on 80 since this summer. Whats the latest going on there . Charles . Well, right now, contra costa county, thats 80 behind me there. To be clear, were only talking about the westbound lanes. The eastbound lanes do remain open. Theres not a lot of traffic at the moment and that is because folks are still on holiday. But later today as people start coming home from a b from tahoe or sacramento, there could start to be a backup. Lets going take a look at some video here now. The westbound lanes of 80 between 7. 80, in vallejo and highway 4 here in hercules contra costa county. That was shut
Up in the north bay where youre sitting under that gray currently as we move into the afternoon today, its going to be our first afternoon of widespread 80s. So a warmer one than what we saw yesterday for sure. All of that full breakdown. Still to come right i that what we have a very light morning could be for you. The bay bridge, no major traffic there. 8 minutes, san mateo bridge just under 13, traveling across towards peninsula. Richmond center fell bridge about 6 minutes and the golden gate bridge. 37 to the tolls. 18 minutes. Well, labor day is today, as we know and the activists roots of this holiday are especially visible this year. Weve got unions all across the country challenging now how workers are treated. Yeah, this year has seen an emboldened Labor Movement right here in the area. Weve seen. Teachers, city and Airline Workers all in the picket lines. And its the same story across the country. Experts say nation why we are in an environment its way closer to the air or fr
Us here. Im stephanie lin. The road opening up just about an hour ago. Caltrans working through to repay westbound. I80 between 7. 80, in vallejo and highway 4 in hercules that stretch of road. Also including the carquinez bridge. This is video of the stretch of road opening up for drivers after being closed for several days. You can see there crews pouring down concrete and cleaning up vegetation along the westbound lanes d touring drivers leaving town for the holiday weekend. All that were roadwork wrapping up a day early and labor day. Travelers getting back tonight. Well be able to use that stretch of road. Lets take a live look now from our traffic tracker of the area. All green out there looking nice and clear and smooth. For those of planning to make your way back to the bay area. As you wrap up your Labor Day Weekend plans. And another reminder that chp is out in full force until midnight tonight. Officers will be looking for traffic violations and people driving under the infl
Drafted a new bill to hold his legislative colleagues accountable. We drink and drive. Drinking and driving really inexcusable, especially for an elected official. Thats the message Republican Assembly member billa say lee hopes to sent to fellow lawmakers with his proposal. Hr 51 should go into effect. Any member of the assembly who is arrested and charged with dui loose, a privilege to operate whats known as a pool vehicle. A government perk provided to lawmakers to help them easily get from place to place in sacramento. Most people dont even know we get a taxpayer. Funded car. Its a state vehicle. The state pays the tax. The state pays the gas for the car. They take care of it. And i think thats a privilege. And so when you violate that privilege and you violate the trust of the public. You shouldnt be driving your car. So its a very simple measure. The rule would apply to lawmakers until their cases result. But if a member is found guilty of deal, why hr 51 would prohibit that lawm
Causing headaches for drivers heading home after the holiday. Were checking in on the progress. From the areas local news station. This is kron. 4 news at 3. Thanks for joining us here on kron. 4 news at 3. Im noelle bellow, a slowmoving rush to leave Black Rock Desert as burning man festival goers try to escape the muddy mess that left them stranded at their camps for days. Kron fours rob nesbitt been speaking with bay area. Burners stuck in the mud. He joins us now live with what theyre dealing with. Rob. Noel burners were finally able to start leaving today, buses, trucks and large rvs able to get out. But the Burning Man Organization said in a Statement Today that people should delay leaving until tomorrow to avoid congestion. This is what the mess look like all weekend. Deep, murky mud that more than 70,000 people were dealing with anyone who did try to leave. The playa got stuck in the mud and cars even caught on fire. According to those i spoke with today, one person died over t