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The Bay Bridge will remain OPEN
this Labor Day weekend.
There are no full bridge closures scheduled for 2008.

We're working hard building the Bay Area’s newest world-class bridge. Please check back often for updates about the new Bay Bridge.





Welcome To The
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
Seismic Safety Projects
The series of mind-boggling construction and engineering feats to retrofit and replace the entire eight-mile San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge represent the largest – and most challenging – public works effort in California history. This monumental undertaking requires a massive mobilization of resources and resolve. The determination of the vast workforce – from construction crews to designers – is unprecedented. It can be seen in every element of this endeavor, from herculean feats such as replacing a 6,700-ton slab of roadway ahead of schedule, to the smallest details, such as the Art Deco touches on the support columns of the West Approach.

The new East Span will feature the world’s largest Self-Anchored Suspension Bridge, which will also be the first bridge of its kind constructed with a single tower. The innovative design features state-of-the-art seismic safety elements and will provide the East Span with a modern, streamlined appearance and a graceful tower that will be right at home in a region recognized and celebrated for its breathtaking bridges.

Keeping traffic flowing on one of the nation’s busiest bridges in the midst of this work demands new levels of innovation, from extremely complex traffic shifts and the staging of crews and equipment, to unique approaches to demolition and construction. We have celebrated several milestones already ¬– traffic is now flowing smoothly on the permanent eastbound and westbound decks of the West Approach; the 1.2-mile long Skyway – with its stunning panoramic Bay views – is now complete; and all retrofit work on the West Span (between San Francisco and Yerba Buena Island) is finished.

Be sure to check in often for the latest news and information about the Bay Bridge, including timely traffic and closure updates. We’re making history!
Headlines
 
New Bay Bridge West Approach Structure Opens to Drivers!
Eastbound traffic headed to the Bay Bridge is now
driving on a seismically-sound structure that
opened to the public in April 2008.
2007 Labor Day Weekend Yerba Buena Island Viaduct Replacement Video
Watch the amazing 3-day
replacement of a 350' x 95' viaduct-
from demolition of the existing roadway to the
roll-in of the new seismically upgraded viaduct!
 
Bay Bridge Fastrak New Lane Configuration,
as of Tuesday,
September 4, 2007
detailed diagram.