new information about the strange fires on the bay bridge. live from the kgo-tv 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 i m dan ashley. i m 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 b
live from the kgo-tv 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 i m dan ashley. i m 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 t
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 back-up. 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 he s 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. he s 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 can t move about you know then they can t do that their commerce and formal activi
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. today s 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 bridge s 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
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