One of the Bay Bridge towers peeks out between a San Francisco high rise and the iconic clocktower, serving as a beacon for drivers headed to the East Bay.

Work continues on the new curved Harrison Street off-ramp, shown here.

Caltrans Resident Engineer Deanna Vilcheck fields questions from the media at the opening event.

Workers pose on the newly surfaced eastbound deck.

In a nod to the chain cutting that opened the Bay Bridge back in 1936, Governor Schwarzenegger severs a ceremonial chain with a torch. Just to the left are Jack Frost, chief operations officer for Tutor-Saliba Corporation (the general contractor), San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and Dennis Turchon, Caltrans principal construction manager. (Photo by Karl Nielsen)

The West Approach project runs along the Interstate 80 corridor from the San Francisco anchorage (at Beale Street) to 5th Street.

Caltrans Director Will Kempton makes a point while standing in front of a rendering of a related seismic project: the new East Span of the Bay Bridge.

Workers put finishing touches on the new roadway.

Workers put finishing touches on the new roadway.