Second, and we can pause on that. Back owetoa labor bayday weekend opening. The federal government and independent engineers agree temporary shims will render the bridge safe for traffic. Existing bridge is the one folks ought to be worried about. Weve got two structures out there. Side by side. And there is no contest between which is safer. Traffic flow tends to decrease on those dates. It will be mop up work, mostly. The bridge is pretty much done. Work, construction work that needs to be done over labor day is cut in work at either end. Everything in the middle is pretty much ready for traffic and will be. As for the doubters executive director had words for them, too. I do believe that a lot of about this structure have been side shows. And a lot of the socalled problems this structure has are not real at all. As of now they say theyre going to cut a chain, wish it luck and maybe have a big carry moan later on them want to get it open, running and safe for travelers. And nick smit
Bridge opening hails nine months ahead of schedule. People demanded this bridge. And in a few years they will own it. Toll free. The 1936 opening of the original bay bridge nine months early and millions under budget. Were still paying that toll. Good evening, im ama daetz. That promise didnt quite pan out, but bay area history is about to repeat itself. The new one will be 10 years late, 5 billion overbudget. Here is a live look at the new eastern span of the bridge. The metropolitan Transportation Commission set opening date for september 3, the day after labor day this, is live from a caltrans web cam they have just two and a half weeks to get everything ready and it will take a complete closure of the bridge for up to five days before we can use it. Abc 7 news begins our Live Team Coverage on this. Wayne, no time left for a big celebration . No. Not really. Its been 24 years since loma prieta hobled the eastern span of the bay bridge. In the years since, engineers and all of the pe
Start this wering, except if you are far inland, where it is now clear. Oakland, 60 right now, San Francisco, cooler at 58. Santa row an at 57. And through the day, the morning low clouds are going to give away. We are going to have afterfan sun away from the coast afternoon sun away from the coast and then near seasonable temperatures. All right, the police are looking for a hit and run driver in San Francisco. That is after a toddler was hit while crossing the street. Take a hook at this photo. This is the car that the police are looking for. It has a mismatched bumper and dark rims. The police say that the driver crossed the street in the Mission District and hit a toddler who was crossing the street at the time. Call police if you know anything. Some stores in downtown oakland will be cleaning up this morning after being vandalized last night during protests. People were protesting the Fatal Shooting of a black teenager by a white Police Officer in ferguson, missouri. Most of the c
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