East Span Bay Bridge

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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. Strip by reddish strip, the four catwalks that have...

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While its not as visually striking as the tower portion of the new Bay Bridge East Span, the project to build a touchdown at the Oakland shoreline is an essential element of the span. News...

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A new exhibition showcasing the workers who constructed the new East Span of the Bay Bridge is coming soon to San Francisco City Hall. The exhibition captures the human spirit, strength and ingenuity...

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Bay Bridge crews are paving the way for the new eastern span’s completion — literally. Crews today were applying the first layer of epoxy asphalt to the westbound deck of the self-anchored suspension...

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Members of the media were invited yesterday to tour the steel plant in Vallejo that is fabricating key parts of the saddle system that will help secure seismic gear on the new East Span of the San...

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August 15, 2013 UPDATE The state Toll Bridge Program Oversight Committee (TBPOC) today gave a green light to an interim fix to the seismic system on the new Bay Bridge East Span, and determined that...

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A stunner by day, the new Bay Bridge East Span is even more spectacular at night, as evidenced by this gallery of photos from testing this week of the roadway lighting system. The bridge’s unique and...

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The new Bay Bridge will have lighting like no other bridge. The world's tallest self-anchored suspension bridge has a custom designed lighting system that will be brilliant enough to be spotted nearly...

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These animations simulate the experience of driving in either direction on the new Bay Bridge East Span's side-by-side roadways. A seismic upgrade to the old bridge's double-decker design, the new...

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Among the finishing touches underway on the new Bay Bridge East Span last week was the preparation of temporary wooden modules to extend the span’s bike path the final distance to the Oakland...