SC510

ok so i was just reading that part of the bay bridge collapsed and they closed it right away. anyone know if this will affect commutes for the morning?

nthach

I was damn near stranded today going from the Transbay Terminal - and CC Myers is working on this - what happened was that a repair coupler snapped at the same joint where a crack was.

And the commute is not looking good for the morning unless something changes.

kickin8

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took me 1.5 hours to get home at 11pm!

SC510

can't wait for that morning rush... oh the joys of traffic

2slow

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It didn't 'collapse.' Just a cable..

Good thing i don't cross the bridge until friday!

felixsc300

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The bridge collapsed?? What??

2slow

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If you bothered reading the post, it was just a cable that snapped.

Goodluck for those traveling, the bay bridge is closed!

felixsc300

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That's still scary. And it could very well collapse. I was on the bridge this past Saturday.

Best of luck to the commuters.

Mr Jokster

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Guess y'all gonna have to use San Mateo... WOW! now that I think of it, not sure how busy San Mateo gets but add traffic from bay bridge... OMFG! Its gonna be hell for everyone! damn! I'd Love to see an areal shot of how horrid the traffic will be!

Initial G

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Don't use San Mateo, it was super crowded. Try using Dumbartan instead. Better yet, take BART and public transportation.

Fsonic

Yeah, Bart trains are doubled-up now to accomodate more commuters. Bay Bridge is closed indefinitely. This could be a longer repair than we'd like. They don't want this to happen again as three cars were struck by the cable. Someone could have been killed.

RMMGS4

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Latest report is that the failure was from stress induced fatigue contributed by the unusually high winds.

They have determined a fix to prevent the failure from recurring, but the work required is not expected to be completed any sooner than noon tomorrow. Currently they have not even provided a completion date.

I was going south on 880 yesterday evening around 8pm and the 92 exit was still backed up.

Mr Jokster

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man with whats at stake, take all the time they need! I'm surprised no one did get killed or badly injured... you're traveling 55mph+ and something that big strikes you! shesh, what a scare.

SC510

yeah my advice, don't use the golden gate, traffic was horrid. took me 2.5 hours to get to frisco. BART will be your best bet, but depending where u get on u may not find a seat/

nthach

BART is horrible, horrible, horrible - I usually avoid BART during commute hours. I was on the San Francisco line from Del Norte to 12th St. in Oakland - I can't handle the crowds. I took the ferry from Oakland instead