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Highway 101 repairs to Alemany deck completed, all lanes reopen
Caltrans crews taking advantage of light traffic during Covid-19 shelter orders have completed work earlier than scheduled on the U.S. Highway 101 Alemany Deck replacement project. All lanes on...Read More
Free Posey Tube shuttle helps pedestrians, bicyclists manage sidewalk shutdown
Caltrans announced it will offer a free shuttle for cyclists and pedestrians while work is completed on the sidewalk inside the Posey Tube.Read More
Temporary order allows food trucks to serve at highway rest stops
Caltrans is allowing the temporary operation of food trucks in 86 state rest areas that will provide food for highway truck drivers and motorists and revenue for food truck...Read More
Estuary coalition works to reduce East Bay urban pollution runoff into SF Bay
The San Francisco Estuary Partnership is working on a project this year to reduce how much polluted water flows into the San Francisco Bay from Oakland, Emeryville, Berkeley and El...Read More
Concord reviews Complete Streets study for three major thoroughfares
The Concord City Council is set to discuss Tuesday a study that offers suggested improvements on three major local streets, including Willow Pass Road, a main thoroughfare in the...Read More
Caldecott Tunnel bore to close for three hours Monday night
One westbound bore of the Caldecott Tunnel between Orinda and Oakland will be closed Monday night starting at 9:30 p.m., according to Caltrans. The closure will be in effect...Read More
Bay Bridge lane closures to slow overnight traffic this weekend
There will be overnight lane closures this weekend on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in both directions.Read More
Overnight road work to close US-101 on-ramps in Tiburon, Sausalito
Overnight closures of on-ramps and connectors along northbound U.S. Highway 101 in Marin County are scheduled next Monday through Friday.Read More
Safety advocates criticize governor’s veto of complete streets bill
Gov. Gavin Newsom over the weekend vetoed a bill that would have required the state’s Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to prioritize bike and safety improvements when making capital infrastructure...Read More
Mayor’s Bayview Navigation Center plan gets mixed response
San Francisco Mayor London Breed on Monday announced plans to build the city’s latest Navigation Center in the Bayview District, providing up to 200 beds for the neighborhood’s homeless....Read More
Firefighters contain I-580 grass fire near Grant Line Road
Fire crews have contained a small grass that started in the center divide of Interstate Highway 580 in unincorporated Alameda County early Monday morning, according to Alameda County Fire...Read More
Oakland opens fifth cabin community with wood sheds, RV space
A new community cabin site will be opening in West Oakland next week to serve 76 homeless people, Mayor Libby Schaaf announced Wednesday. The site on Mandela Parkway was...Read More
Burned travel trailer to be cut into pieces, hauled by dump trucks
A 40-foot travel trailer that caught fire and closed the westbound lanes of state Highway 37 on Tuesday morning is unsafe to tow, and Caltrans crews will cut it...Read More
Capitol Corridor updates timetable, hopes to reduce delays
The rail service Capitol Corridor introduced a new timetable Monday to mark the completion of its infrastructure project, according to the agency. The new timetable will reduce the time...Read More
Caltrans begins first phase of Highway 4 work with overnight closures
Caltrans will close state Highway 4 in Martinez overnight on Thursday and Friday for the first phase of a project intended to reduce congestion and improve safety at the...Read More
Caldecott Tunnel inspections prompt overnight bore closures
Caltrans will close one of the two eastbound Caldecott Tunnel bores during overnight hours on three days this week to complete an annual inspection. Bores 1 and 2, which...Read More
Bay Bridge lanes reopen after pre-dawn fatal crash involving box truck, bus
All lanes are open Wednesday morning after a fatal collision that blocked multiple lanes of the westbound Bay Bridge just west of the toll plaza.Read More
Caltrans workers find dead man, crashed motorcycle
Caltrans workers who were cutting high grass along Lakeville Highway in Petaluma on Tuesday morning found the dead body of a male near a crashed motorcycle, a police lieutenant...Read More
Judge halts plan to widen road through Humboldt redwood grove
A federal judge in San Francisco has halted a Caltrans plan to widen a road through an ancient redwood forest.Read More
Caldecott Tunnel bore will close for maintenance Tuesday and Wednesday
Bore No. 1 of the Caldecott Tunnel between Alameda and Contra Costa counties will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday nights for maintenance, officials with Caltrans said. The bore, which...Read More