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MTC commissioners led the way this morning as the region mobilized for the 19th annual celebration of two-wheeled commuting.

MTC commissioners led the way this morning as the region mobilized for the 19th annual celebration of two-wheeled commuting.

After years of building up the new Bay Bridge East Span, crews have entered a new phase of the massive construction project: taking things down.

The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge toll plaza renovation has made significant progress since construction began in early December 2012.

Commissioners of the Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) were briefed today on the effort to diagnose and repair steel rods — referred to as bolts — used in the construction of the new East Span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.

Photographer Karl Nielsen has been tracking the Caldecott Fourth Bore Project since excavation first started on the massive $402.1 million project, which is funded in part by MTC.

Caltrans cut the ribbon today for the first new highway tunnels in California in nearly 50 years and the longest tunnels in the state — the new Devil’s Slide Tunnels on State Route 1 in San Mateo County.

Installing guideways for Oakland Airport Connector crossing over I-880

The final deck section of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge’s new East Span was poured into place today, marking another milestone in the completion of the new East Span.

Why is a new East Span of the Bay Bridge being built? Simple – it’s missing a piece, said kindergartners in Autumn Ayllon’s class at Shore Acres Elementary School in Bay Point during a presentation by the East Span outreach team.

Work continues apace on the Oakland Airport Connector, which will whisk travelers from the Coliseum BART station to OAK.

When we heard the space shuttle Endeavor was making a “farewell tour” fly-by right past our offices at the MetroCenter in Oakland this morning, we couldn’t resist taking a few shots from the roof.