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Bay Bridge Eastbound Drivers: Prepare for Detour to Begin Memorial Day Weekend

May 17, 2011
The good news is that the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge will remain open this Memorial Day Weekend. The not-so-good news for drivers heading east late at night is that select eastbound lanes will be closed from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. on Saturday, May 28 and Sunday, May 29, while a small detour is implemented that will accelerate work on the new East Span.

After the work is completed, eastbound motorists will experience a slightly different approach into Oakland as they emerge from under the upper deck. Westbound traffic will not be impacted during this stage of the construction, but a westbound detour in early 2012 will also be necessary to realign traffic so that construction crews can work between the existing and new bridges.

Without these detours, eastbound traffic would have stayed on the original bridge for about six months after westbound traffic traveled on the new bridge.

To learn more about the detour and construction, including interactive 3-D technology and a mobile app that drops you into the driver’s seat and lets you cruise the new East Span of the Bay Bridge during construction, see the press release (PDF) from the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge Seismic Safety Projects Public Information Office.

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Previously:

• It's a Bird, It's a Plane...It's a Cement Truck?
  April 2011
• East Span Tower Construction Begins Final Phase With Capping of Legs
  April 2011
• East Span 4x4! Crews Lift Final Four Tower Leg Sections in Four Days
  March 2011
• East Span Now Towers Over Original Bridge
  February 2011
• Thanks to Detours, New Bay Bridge East Span to Open in 2013
  February 2011
• Second Set of Bay Bridge Tower Sections in Place
  November 2010
• Bay Bridge East Span Tower Reaches New Heights
  October 2010
• New Bay Bridge East Span Construction Goes Vertical
  July 29, 2010
• Photos: Historic Lift of Self-Anchored Suspension Tower Sections for the New Bay Bridge East Span
  July 2010
• Photos: Unloading First SAS Tower Sections
  July 2010
• First East Span Tower Sections Arrive in the Bay Area
  July 9, 2010
• First SAS Tower Sections Set Sail For Bay Area
  June 28, 2010
• Historic Lift of First Self-Anchored Suspension Span Section for New Bay Bridge
  February 2010
• More Bay Bridge photos