Posts Tagged ‘CalTrans’
New bike lane to be built on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge
The San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) recently took a step toward changing many Richmond commuters’ lives, whether their mode of transportation runs on four wheels or two.
Read MoreOld Bay Bridge demolition proceeding on schedule, say officials
Caltrans spokesperson Leah Robinson-Leach said the methodical demolition continues on the Temporary Bypass Structure, which is known as the ‘S’ Curve. Now over half of this temporary structure has been removed.
Read MoreRichmond Tunnel to open after major repairs
The 101-year-old Dornan Drive Tunnel was closed for repairs after Richmond’s engineering staff, and a hired construction team, discovered a room-sized void above the tunnel’s concrete lining. This Friday cars, bikes and people will once again zoom through a tunnel that acts as the main road to Miller Knox Regional Shoreline and Point Richmond.
Read MoreBirds on the Bay Bridge
Of all the birds that nest on or around the Bay Bridge—gulls, terns, pelicans, pigeons, falcons, hummingbirds—Lauren Bingham is most concerned with the cormorants. It’s not that they’re worse, bird by bird, more onerous or unruly than the other birds; it’s just that there’s so many of them. Standing on the unopened new span of…
Read MoreBridge closure affects those who stay local too
In Richmond, detoured drivers and passengers crowded the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, BART trains and surface streets, causing traffic headaches for both the regular commuters and those rerouted due to the Bay Bridge closure.
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