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DUMBARTON BRIDGE CLOSED MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND;
BAY BRIDGE REMAINS OPEN
The Bay Bridge will be open this Memorial Day weekend, while the Dumbarton Bridge will be closed for essential seismic retrofit work. For more information about the closure and transit/transportation options such as using the Bay Bridge, visit DumbartonBridgeInfo.org. 
137 STRANDS COMPLETELY INSTALLED!
Workers have completed the challenging task of pulling and installing the last of the 137 strands of the nearly 1-mile-long main SAS cable. The cable consists of more than 17,000 individual high-strength steel wires. Witness the once-in-a-lifetime, rare footage of the last cable strand as it is being hauled into place. See it here!
NEW BAY BRIDGE EAST SPAN OPENING DATE ANNOUNCED
The Toll Bridge Program Oversight Committee is targeting Labor Day Weekend 2013 for the opening of the new East Span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Stay tuned for more information in the coming months.
THE BAY BRIDGE IS CELEBRATING ITS 75TH ANNIVERSARY!
The Bay Bridge opened to traffic 75 years ago on November 12, 1936. "The Year of the Bay Bridge" will last from November 2011 to November 2012, with a year’s worth of activities to celebrate this monumental structure. Stay tuned for upcoming events and visit the history timeline to learn about the bridge’s 75 years of service. Find more information about the bridge's history and join our Facebook page to share your memories and photos.
VISIT THE INTERPRETIVE DISPLAY
Visit the new publicly-accessible interpretive display on Treasure Island, and get a spectacular view of the construction across the water. The display highlights the bridge’s rich history and its signature element, the Self-Anchored Suspension Span. Access online content on your smartphone via embedded QR tags. Directions
"INSIDE THE BAY BRIDGE" VIDEO
Go where you've never gone before - inside the Skyway and to the top of the Self-Anchored Suspension Span tower - in this up-close tour of the new East Span. This latest video gives a rare glimpse of the work that takes place inside this massive new engineering icon, including the deck sections of the suspension span.
PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT
Protecting birds, fish, marine mammals and plants in the San Francisco Bay is of paramount importance during construction of the new East Span. Visit the Environmental Protection page for more information on mitigation efforts, including a new video that showcases how bridge construction and the environment can co-exist.
BAY BRIDGE VIDEO ON THE GO
Get behind the scenes tours and information as video podcasts, so that you can get your Bay Bridge fix anytime, anywhere.Go to the iTunes store to subscribe.
Today's Bay Bridge ramp and lane closure times are APPROXIMATE. Please continue to check this site for the most up-to-date information. This page is updated daily by 4:00pm.
Lane and ramp closure schedule for Wednesday (05/16/12) night to Thursday (05/17/12) morning:
Wednesday (05/16/12) night to Thursday (05/17/12) morning:
Eastbound:
No closures are scheduled.
Westbound:
No closures are scheduled.
Thursday (05/17/12) day:
Eastbound:
7 a.m. to 2 p.m., two lanes will be closed.
Westbound:
No closures are scheduled.
The speed limit on the S-Curve is 40 mph for cars and 35 mph for trucks.
Visit the S-Curve page for more safety information.
Please drive carefully!
Due to construction work underway on the Eastern Span of the Bay Bridge, boaters are advised to pass under the bridge west of Yerba Buena Island.
Download the PDF versionJerry Brown Governor
Brian Kelly Acting Secretary of Business, Transportation and Housing Agency
Dario Frommer Chair, California Transportation Commission
Adrienne Tissier Chair, Bay Area Toll Authority
TOLL BRIDGE PROGRAM OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
Steve Heminger TBPOC Chair, Executive Director, Bay Area Toll Authority
Bimla Rhinehart TBPOC Vice-Chair, Executive Director, California Transportation Commission
Malcolm Dougherty Director, Caltrans