The Bay Bridge, the busiest bridge in the bay area, has been closed due to pieces of a repair that was made earlier snapped off and hit the deck of the bridge. An article from the Chronicle says,
This will be a major hassle for commuters, but very good for BART ridership. Bart is preparing for the increase in the numbers of riders by operating all of their trains.
Caltrans officials ordered the closure of the bridge in both directions shortly after 7 p.m. and said they could not estimate when the bridge would reopen.
The pieces that snapped were two high-strength steel rods and a cross beam from a steel saddle, said Tony Anziano, Caltrans toll bridge program manager. Those parts were installed over Labor Day weekend during an repair job that delayed the reopening of the bridge following scheduled work.
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