Bay Bridge entrance "Maze" collapse

[KnottedYet]

Does anyone have helpful news links for this? I don't have cable TV and Trek wants more info than we're finding right now.

How is everyone's commute going to be? More bikes, more BART?

I'm astounded that the tanker truck driver survived the explosion!

[snapdragen]

I've been watching it on the news - www.cbs5.com. What a mess.

Or channel 7 - http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?sec...cal&id=5255492

[cindysue]

you may have already seen this, but for others:

Roadway to Bay Bridge collapses after tanker explosion

Bay City News

Sunday, April 29, 2007

A tanker carrying unleaded gasoline exploded early this morning, causing 250 yards of roadway to collapse near Emeryville. The driver walked away from the incident and took a taxi to a nearby hospital where he is being treated for second-degree burns, according to the California Highway Patrol.

California Highway Patrol officer Trenton Cross said he believed speed was a factor in the tanker crash, which caused roadway on Interstate Highway 580 at Interstate Highway 80, located near Emeryville to be completely destroyed. The tanker explosion caused the upper deck of a connector ramp to collapse onto the lower deck, according to a California Highway Patrol dispatcher.

Interstate Highway 580 is closed approaching the San Francisco Bay Bridge, according to the dispatcher.

The dispatcher said eastbound Interstate Highway 80 to eastbound Interstate Highway 580 collapsed after heat from the tanker explosion on the westbound Interstate Highway 580 at Interstate Highway 80 rose and melted the upper roadway.

The dispatcher said traffic continues to flow on to the San Francisco Bay Bridge.

Travelers wishing to enter San Francisco from the East Bay may take Interstate Highway 80, which remains open.

The dispatcher said there is no word on when the roadway will be open, and it could be days if not months before traffic resumes as usual on this stretch of road.

[Trek420]

I'm thinking BART's going to be a zoo this week. Wonder if there will be room for my bike?

[maillotpois]

Oh my god. This happened less than an hour after I drove right by there (going from 24/580 to 80) on my way home from the ride this morning (yes, at 3 am).

Holy cow.

They closed the part of the road I take to get to work in the morning. This is going to blow chunks.

[ace]

Commuting is going to be painful. Trek, I think you live in Hayward? Is there an AC Transit bus you can take that circumvents the maze? I think most/all the transbay AC Transit buses let you load bikes onto the front rack. I take the Transbay bus to work, and I think it will be ok- it goes via surface streets to Emeryville, then cuts onto the bridge via a bus lane.

www.actransit.org

Glad you're ok, maillotpois! Thank god no one was hurt.

[maillotpois]

So how do I get from Marin to Oakland? Any suggestions? Maybe I should search out that Richmond BART station?

[Trek420]

Commuting is going to be painful. Trek, I think you live in Hayward? Is there an AC Transit bus you can take that circumvents the maze? I think most/all the transbay AC Transit buses let you load bikes onto the front rack. I take the Transbay bus to work, and I think it will be ok- it goes via surface streets to Emeryville, then cuts onto the bridge via a bus lane.

www.actransit.org

Glad you're ok, maillotpois! Thank god no one was hurt.

Ace and all, I take BART to work almost each day. That will stay the same, stay tuned as I report if I can fit my bike on the train.

[whippetgirl]

My daughter and I were at the Emeryville IKEA today. You could see right at the area that burned. Truly incredible, the road looks like it "melted".
It is right across from the IKEA parking lot. It is a miracle that noone other than the driver was hurt.

[ace]

Here's a diagram of the exact roadways that are effected. I think my commute in will be fine. I'll BART on the way home...

http://www.insidebayarea.com/portlet...shipId=1509331

[crazycanuck]

Holy sheep kapoops batman!

This was on the news here tonight & can see how the driver's just caused a sheep load of chaos!

I hope you SF/Oakland area ladies can find alternative routes to work.

C