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2005 Annual Report Focuses on Bridge Upgrade Program You can tell a book by its cover, at least in the case of the just-released 2005 MTC Annual Report. The front features a close-up photo of a...

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OAKLAND, CA — A public workshop will be held Thursday, February 25 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Joseph P. Bort MetroCenter Auditorium at 101 Eighth Street (corner of Oak Street) in downtown Oakland to...

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OAKLAND, CA — A public workshop will be held Thursday, February 25 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Joseph P. Bort MetroCenter Auditorium at 101 Eighth Street (corner of Oak Street) in downtown Oakland to...

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OAKLAND, CA — With a toll increase on the Bay Area’s seven state-owned bridges going into effect on July 1, 2010, the Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) has expanded its FasTrak® retail distribution...

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OAKLAND, CA — With just two weeks to go before a toll increase on the region’s seven state-owned toll bridges, the Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) reminds drivers that several important changes take...

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Beginning Saturday, May 16, 2009, motorists traveling eastbound on State Route 92 from the San Mateo Bridge will experience a major traffic shift. Motorists traveling eastbound on SR 92 to northbound...

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Be one of the very first to ride or walk across the newest bridge pedestrian/bicycle lane in the Bay Area. On Saturday, August 29, 2009 , the 2.2 mile pedestrian/bike path on the Benicia-Martinez...

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The Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) today took a major step toward ensuring seismic safety on all state-owned toll bridges in the Bay Area by adopting a package of toll hikes. The toll increases will...

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Friday, March 4, 2011, 2 p.m. The last leg of the last tier of Bay Bridge East Span tower legs touched down at 1:25 a.m. this morning, without a hitch and several hours ahead of schedule. The...

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OAKLAND, CA — The FasTrak Customer Service Center will close this weekend for an upgrade to its customer account system. During the upgrade process, the FasTrak electronic toll collection system will...