Press Releases

• November 20, 2012 press release:
  BAY AREA NOW HOME TO WORLD’S LARGEST SELF-ANCHORED SUSPENSION SPAN
   
• August 16, 2012 press release:
  BAY BRIDGE TAKES ON FINAL MAJOR CONSTRUCTION CHALLENGE
   
• July 26, 2012 press release:
  HIGH-TECH LIGHTS ILLUMINATE NEW EAST SPAN
   
• June 12, 2012 press release:
  FINAL TESTING COMPLETE ON SAS TRAVELERS
   
• June 8, 2012 press release:
  CALTRANS CALLS FOR FULL RETRACTION OF SACRAMENTO BEE BAY BRIDGE STORY
   
• May 2, 2012 press release:
  SAS CABLE INSTALLATION ENTERS COMPACTION STAGE
   
• April 10, 2012 press release:
  NEW BAY BRIDGE SAS REACHES MAJOR MILESTONE
   
• February 19, 2012 press release:
  BAY BRIDGE WESTBOUND DECK REOPENS 34 HOURS EARLY AFTER SUCCESSFUL CONSTRUCTION
   
• January 17, 2012 press release:
  WESTBOUND DECK OF BAY BRIDGE TO CLOSE DURING PRESIDENTS’ DAY WEEKEND
   
• December 19, 2011 press release:
  CREWS TO BEGIN PLACING FIRST STRAND OF SELF-ANCHORED SUSPENSION SPAN’S MAIN CABLE
   
• November 15, 2011 press release:
  INDEPENDENT PANEL TO REVIEW BAY BRIDGE FOUNDATION INSPECTIONS
   
• October 28, 2011 press release:
  BAY BRIDGE CELEBRATES SAS MILESTONE
   
• August 29, 2011 press release:
  LIGHTS ILLUMINATE BAY BRIDGE PROGRESS
   
• July 29, 2011 press release:
  CHP PATROLS TO INCREASE ON THE BAY BRIDGE
   
• May 19, 2011 press release:
  WORLD’S LARGEST CABLE SADDLE PLACED ATOP LONGEST SELF-ANCHORED SUSPENSION SPAN
   
• May 17, 2011 press release:
  BAY BRIDGE EASTBOUND DETOUR IN OAKLAND TO BEGIN MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
   
• April 15, 2011 press release:
  SAS TOWER CONSTRUCTION BEGINS FINAL PHASE
   
• February 28, 2011 press release:
  SAS TOWER TO BE NEARLY COMPLETE WITH LATEST CONSTRUCTION LIFT
   
• December 15, 2010 press release:
  FOUR MILLION POUNDS OF STEEL TO BE HOISTED IN PRE-HOLIDAY CONSTRUCTION
   
• October 19, 2010 press release:
  BAY AREA TO GET FRONT ROW VIEW OF SELF-ANCHORED SUSPENSION SPAN TOWER
   
• July 28, 2010 press release:
  HISTORIC LIFT OF SAS TOWER SECTION ANNOUNCED
   
• February 5, 2010 press release:
  BAY BRIDGE USES GOOGLE EARTH TO REVEAL ICONIC CONSTRUCTION PROCESS
   
• February 3, 2010 press release:
  HISTORIC LIFT OF FIRST SELF-ANCHORED SUSPENSION SPAN SECTION FOR NEW BAY BRIDGE
   
• December 15, 2009 press release:
  BIDS OPENED FOR YERBA BUENA ISLAND TRANSITION STRUCTURE OF NEW BAY BRIDGE
   
• December 7, 2009 press release:
  CALTRANS EXPLAINS LONG-TERM BAY BRIDGE EYEBAR REPAIR
   
• November 12, 2009 press release:
  BAY BRIDGE LANES TO BE CLOSED FOR SPEED LIMIT ENFORCEMENT
   
• October 29, 2009 press release:
  BAY BRIDGE CLOSED FOR EYEBAR ASSESSMENT AND REPAIR (10:30 am. update)
   
• October 29, 2009 press release:
  BAY BRIDGE CLOSED FOR EYEBAR ASSESSMENT AND REPAIR (9:30 a.m. update)
   
• October 28, 2009 press release:
  BAY BRIDGE CLOSED FOR EYEBAR ASSESSMENT AND REPAIR (11 a.m. update)
   
• October 28, 2009 press release:
  BAY BRIDGE CLOSED FOR EYEBAR ASSESSMENT AND REPAIR (12 a.m. update)
   
• October 27, 2009 press release:
  BAY BRIDGE CLOSED FOR EYEBAR ASSESSMENT AND REPAIR (10:30 p.m. update)
   
• October 27, 2009 press release:
  BAY BRIDGE CLOSED FOR EYEBAR ASSESSMENT AND REPAIR (9 pm. update)
   
• September 18, 2009 press release:
  LATE NIGHT WEEKEND LANE CLOSURES SET FOR BAY BRIDGE
   
• September 8, 2009 press release:
  EMERGENCY REPAIR AND DETOUR CONNECTION COMPLETED ON BAY BRIDGE
   
• August 14, 2009 press release:
  FINAL PREPARATIONS BEGIN FOR BRIDGE CLOSURE
   
• June 5, 2009 press release:
  BAY BRIDGE LABOR DAY WEEKEND CLOSURE TO START THURSDAY EVENING
   
• Mar. 12, 2009 press release:
  BAY BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION ENTERS MOMENTOUS STAGE AS GIANT CRANE BARGE MAKES HISTORIC ENTRY
   
• Feb. 6, 2009 press release:
  HARRISON ST. OFF-RAMP REOPENS
   
• Sept. 23, 2008 press release:
  TEMPORARY SAS SUPPORT STRUCTURES
   
• Sept. 19, 2008 press release:
  BAYBRIDGE360 WEB SITE LAUNCHES
   
• August 30, 2007 press release:
  FULL BAY BRIDGE CLOSURE LABOR DAY WEEKEND
   
• July 31, 2007 press release:
  GOLDEN GATE TRANSIT AND GOLDEN GATE FERRY SERVICE ADDED
   
• July 2007 press release:
  BAY BRIDGE OAKLAND TOUCHDOWN CONTRACT AWARDED
   
• April 2006 press release:
  BAY BRIDGE SELF ANCHORED SUSPENSION (SAS) SPAN CONTRACT AWARDED
   
• March 2006 press release:
  NEW BAY BRIDGE SAS BIDS OPENED
   
• February 2006 press release:
  EPIC OPERATION LIFTS BAY BRIDGE SEGMENT INTO PLACE
   
• January 2006 press release:
  NEW BAY BRIDGE SAS CONTRACT MODIFIED
   
• December 2005 press release:
  WORK RESUMES ON NEW BAY BRIDGE FOUNDATIONS