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Press Releases

Press Releases

May 2, 2012 press release:
SAS CABLE INSTALLATION ENTERS COMPACTION STAGE

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April 10, 2012 press release:
NEW BAY BRIDGE SAS REACHES MAJOR MILESTONE

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January 19, 2012 press release:
BAY BRIDGE WESTBOUND DECK REOPENS 34 HOURS EARLY AFTER SUCCESSFUL CONSTRUCTION

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January 17, 2012 press release:
WESTBOUND DECK OF BAY BRIDGE TO CLOSE DURING PRESIDENTS’ DAY WEEKEND

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December 19, 2011 press release:
CREWS TO BEGIN PLACING FIRST STRAND OF SELF-ANCHORED SUSPENSION SPAN’S MAIN CABLE

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November 15, 2011 press release:
INDEPENDENT PANEL TO REVIEW BAY BRIDGE FOUNDATION INSPECTIONS
October 28, 2011 press release:
BAY BRIDGE CELEBRATES SAS MILESTONE

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August 29, 2011 press release:
LIGHTS ILLUMINATE BAY BRIDGE PROGRESS

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July 29, 2011 press release:
CHP PATROLS TO INCREASE ON THE BAY BRIDGE

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May 19, 2011 press release:
WORLD’S LARGEST CABLE SADDLE PLACED ATOP LONGEST SELF-ANCHORED SUSPENSION SPAN

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May 17, 2011 press release:
BAY BRIDGE EASTBOUND DETOUR IN OAKLAND TO BEGIN MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND

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April 15, 2011 press release:
SAS TOWER CONSTRUCTION BEGINS FINAL PHASE

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February 28, 2011 press release:
SAS TOWER TO BE NEARLY COMPLETE WITH LATEST CONSTRUCTION LIFT

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December 15, 2010 press release:
FOUR MILLION POUNDS OF STEEL TO BE HOISTED IN PRE-HOLIDAY CONSTRUCTION

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October 19, 2010 press release:
BAY AREA TO GET FRONT ROW VIEW OF SELF-ANCHORED SUSPENSION SPAN TOWER

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July 28, 2010 press release:
HISTORIC LIFT OF SAS TOWER SECTION ANNOUNCED

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February 5, 2010 press release:
BAY BRIDGE USES GOOGLE EARTH TO REVEAL ICONIC CONSTRUCTION PROCESS

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February 3, 2010 press release:
HISTORIC LIFT OF FIRST SELF-ANCHORED SUSPENSION SPAN SECTION FOR NEW BAY BRIDGE

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December 15, 2009 press release:
BIDS OPENED FOR YERBA BUENA ISLAND TRANSITION STRUCTURE OF NEW BAY BRIDGE

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December 7, 2009 press release:
CALTRANS EXPLAINS LONG-TERM BAY BRIDGE EYEBAR REPAIR

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November 12, 2009 press release:
BAY BRIDGE LANES TO BE CLOSED FOR SPEED LIMIT ENFORCEMENT

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October 29, 2009 press release:
BAY BRIDGE CLOSED FOR EYEBAR ASSESSMENT AND REPAIR (10:30 am. update)

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October 29, 2009 press release:
BAY BRIDGE CLOSED FOR EYEBAR ASSESSMENT AND REPAIR (9:30 a.m. update)

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October 28, 2009 press release:
BAY BRIDGE CLOSED FOR EYEBAR ASSESSMENT AND REPAIR (11 a.m. update)

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October 28, 2009 press release:
BAY BRIDGE CLOSED FOR EYEBAR ASSESSMENT AND REPAIR (12 a.m. update)

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October 27, 2009 press release:
BAY BRIDGE CLOSED FOR EYEBAR ASSESSMENT AND REPAIR (10:30 p.m. update)

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October 27, 2009 press release:
BAY BRIDGE CLOSED FOR EYEBAR ASSESSMENT AND REPAIR (9 pm. update)

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September 18, 2009 press release:
LATE NIGHT WEEKEND LANE CLOSURES SET FOR BAY BRIDGE

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September 8, 2009 press release:
EMERGENCY REPAIR AND DETOUR CONNECTION COMPLETED ON BAY BRIDGE

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August 30, 2007 press release:
FULL BAY BRIDGE CLOSURE LABOR DAY WEEKEND

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August 14, 2009 press release:
FINAL PREPARATIONS BEGIN FOR BRIDGE CLOSURE

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June 5, 2009 press release:
BAY BRIDGE LABOR DAY WEEKEND CLOSURE TO START THURSDAY EVENING

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Mar. 12, 2009 press release:
BAY BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION ENTERS MOMENTOUS STAGE AS GIANT CRANE BARGE MAKES HISTORIC ENTRY

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Feb. 6, 2009 press release:
HARRISON ST. OFF-RAMP REOPENS

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Sept. 19, 2008 press release:
BAYBRIDGE360 WEB SITE LAUNCHES

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Sept. 23, 2008 press release:
TEMPORARY SAS SUPPORT STRUCTURES

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July 31, 2007 press release:
GOLDEN GATE TRANSIT AND GOLDEN GATE FERRY SERVICE ADDED

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July 2007 press release:
BAY BRIDGE OAKLAND TOUCHDOWN CONTRACT AWARDED

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April 2006 press release:
BAY BRIDGE SELF ANCHORED SUSPENSION (SAS) SPAN CONTRACT AWARDED
March 2006 press release:
NEW BAY BRIDGE SAS BIDS OPENED
February 2006 press release:
EPIC OPERATION LIFTS BAY BRIDGE SEGMENT INTO PLACE
January 2006 press release:
NEW BAY BRIDGE SAS CONTRACT MODIFIED
December 2005 press release:
WORK RESUMES ON NEW BAY BRIDGE FOUNDATIONS