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Category Archives: Transportation
News Pix: Prop. 8 Oral Arguments, Bay Bridge Bolts Snap, Devil's Slide Tunnel Opens
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Crowds of people outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C protest the Defense of Marriage Act on Wednesday, March 27. (Jacob Fenston/KQED) On Tuesday March 26, the rainbow flag was raised over Berkeley City Hall to mark arguments in the … Continue reading
Engineers Zero in on Bay Bridge Broken Bolt Solutions
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Engineers have yet to settle on a fix for the more than 30 bolts they found had cracked on the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge, but there are two likely fixes engineers could implement, said Steve Heminger, the … Continue reading
Bolts Snap on Bay Bridge's New East Span, Repairs Could Cost Up to $5 Million
UPDATE 4:52 p.m.:KQED and Bay City News – Metropolitan Transportation Commission officials said today that they're troubled by the discovery of problems with 32 large bolts on the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge but they're still hopeful the … Continue reading
Golden Gate Bridge Toll-takers Reach End of the Line as New Payment System Begins
Golden Gate Bridge toll collectors finished their final shifts early Wednesday morning as the bridge moved to an all-electronic, cash-free payment system. To remind commuters of the change, a 27-foot LED sign has been installed atop the toll plaza that … Continue reading
Highway 101 Reopens at Sausalito After Boulders Are Cleared
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Tumbling rocks smashed into cars traveling on Highway 101 near Sausalito Friday morning. Here's the report from Bay City News: BCN—All lanes of southbound U.S. Highway 101 have reopened near Sausalito after boulders fell onto the roadway early this morning, … Continue reading
Arrests Reported in Tree-Sitting Bypass Protest
From her vantage point in a ponderosa pine, Amanda Senseman—better known as Warbler—can see for miles. Thursday morning she spotted something that made her angry: California Highway Patrol officers arresting folks who share her opposition to a Highway 101 bypass. … Continue reading
Poll: Californians Wary of Price for Water Project, High-Speed Rail
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A majority of California voters say improving the state's water systems and creating a high-speed rail network are important, but they want to see smaller price tags attached to those projects. That's according to a poll … Continue reading
San Francisco Muni to Enable Taxi App for Smart Phones
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) — The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors voted on Tuesday to work towards a mobile phone application connecting passengers to taxis throughout the city. The legislation would create an electronic taxi access network that would … Continue reading
How Joe McConnell Sorts Out Bay Area Traffic (Archival Video)
On March 27th the Golden Gate Bridge will convert to all-electronic tolling. That’s big news to people who drive between Marin County and San Francisco. But it’s just one piece of the Bay Area’s traffic puzzle to traffic reporter Joe … Continue reading
