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November-December 2009

Bay Bridge Update:
Mini Toll Plaza Vanishes

While the dramatic aerial East Span bypass operation was unfolding at Yerba Buena Island over Labor Day weekend, a smaller demolition operation was going on at the opposite end of the East Span. Shortly after the Bay Bridge was cleared of traffic on Thursday night, mechanical excavators moved in to chew up the three-lane mini plaza, which used to sit about 400 feet beyond the main toll plaza (on the right-hand side) and was dedicated to motorists paying their tolls electronically with FasTrak®. Workers then reconfigured and repaved the lanes in that area in the first phase of a three-stage effort over the next year to smooth the way for FasTrak® customers and encourage wider use of FasTrak®.

Watch a time-lapse of the demolition

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Contents

• Bay Bridge East Span:
  • Diary of a Dramatic Construction Operation
  • Labor Day Weekend Photo Album
  • Mini Toll Plaza Vanishes
  • Officials Turn Eyes Toward China
• Project Update: Next in Line for Seismic Retrofits: Dumbarton and Antioch Bridges
• Region Celebrates Opening of Bicycle/Pedestrian Path on Benicia-Martinez Bridge
• Facts and Figures: Traffic to Traveler Info Service Soars During Bridge Closure