The public is invited to attend an online community meeting for the West Oakland Link project on Thursday, December 17, 2020, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
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News and Stories
Yerba Buena Tunnel Holiday Wreath Installation Video
The Bay Lights have some company on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge this December, now that the Yerba Buena Tunnel holiday wreath is lit up and delighting westbound drivers.
Got a Bridge Toll Notice? FasTrak Makes One-Time Payment Simple
With cash toll collection at the Bay Area's seven state-owned toll bridges suspended since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, MTC and BATA invite drivers who have received a toll notice to pay via the Bay Area FasTrak® website.
Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge Crossings on the Rise During Pandemic
Newly released data indicate the popularity of the pedestrian and bicycle paths on five of the Bay Area’s state-owned toll bridges since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Congestion Pricing Suspended at Bay Bridge
In light of the steep drop in vehicle traffic across the Bay Area’s seven state-owned toll bridges due to state and local shelter-in-place mandates during the ongoing COVID-19 health emergency, the Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) today voted to suspend weekday congestion pricing.
Toll Bridge Seismic Oversight Committee Holds Final Meeting
The Toll Bridge Program Oversight Committee held its last meeting, wrapping up more than a decade of work that saved toll payers hundreds of millions of dollars and years of delays as the Bay Bridge and eight other state-owned toll bridges achieved seismic safety.
Weekend Blow-up to Close Last Chapter in Bay Bridge Demolition
A series of controlled implosions set for noon this Saturday, Sept.
NBC Sports Bay Area, NBC Sports California, Oakland A’s and San Francisco Giants Introduce ‘The Bridge’ Trophy
NBC Sports Bay Area and NBC Sports California (@NBCSAuthentic) – “Home of Authentic Bay Area Sports” – and Major League Baseball’s Oakland Athletics (@Athletics) and San Francisco Giants (@SFGiants
Daylight Saving Time Brings Changes to Bay Bridge Bike/Ped Path Hours
Adapted from a Caltrans release.
Caltrans has announced longer hours for the bicycle/pedestrian path on the East Span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.
Bay Bridge Wreath Returns to Mark Holiday Season
Keeping with a great tradition started nearly eighty years ago, Caltrans and Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) workers again this year have hung a wreath above the Bay Bridge’s westbound entrance to the Yerba Buena Tunnel to mark the holiday season.
Documents
Bay Bridge Metering Lights Traffic Advisory Week of January 17, 2021
Bay Bridge Metering Lights Traffic Advisory Week of January 10, 2021
Bay Bridge Metering Lights Traffic Advisory Week of January 3, 2021
Bay Bridge Metering Lights Traffic Advisory Week of December 20, 2020
Bay Bridge Metering Lights Traffic Advisory Week of December 13, 2020
Media
Decorating the Bay Bridge | Annual Holiday Wreath
The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge's tunnel is once again jolly with its annual holiday wreath.
Pier Retention
As the old Bay Bridge East Span was being dismantled, and its foundation piers demolished by implosions, the decision was made to retain some of the piers as tangible reminders of the original span
Treasure Island Bay Bridge Steel
The old East span of the Bay Bridge may be gone, but artists are making sure it will never be forgotten. MTC & Caltrans set aside 450 tons of salvage steel for art projects all over California.
Bay Bridge Pedestrian Project
When the new Bay Bridge East Span opened in 2013, pedestrians and bicyclists fell in love with the 15-foot-wide shared-use pathway that stretched initially from Oakland to the iconic single tower a
Original East Span Pier Implosions
Watch two marine foundations from the original Bay Bridge implode in less than 30 seconds!
Old East Span Pier Implosion
This weekend started off with a boom!
Bay Bridge East Span's 288-foot Truss Removal
On November 2, Caltrans’ removal of the original East Span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge continued eastward toward the Oakland shoreline.
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Bike Path Opens to Yerba Buena Island
The Bay Bridge East Span bicycle/pedestrian path opened all the way from Oakland to its Yerba Buena Island landing for the first time on Sunday, October 23, 2016. One east side access po
Salvage Steel Art Project
Artists should probably be clamoring for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to express their talents with a once-in-a-lifetime medium: actual steel from the Bay Bridge.
Bay Bridge Demolition: The 504 Lowering
In 1935, raising the five 504 Trusses on the Bay Bridge involved driving hundreds of piles into the Bay.