Press Releases
- August 22, 2017 press release:
- Original East Span Demolition One Year Ahead of Schedule, Saving CA Millions 13 marine foundations to be imploded in 2017
- March 27, 2017 press release:
- OLD BAY BRIDGE ACTIVITIES CONTINUE “Final 288-foot Truss Removal; Implosion; New Bike Path Hours”
- March 27, 2017 press release:
- LAST OLD BAY BRIDGE TRUSS TO BE REMOVED Engineering, History, Nostalgia
- February 22, 2017 press release:
- SFOBB Old Spans Piers E3-E5 Implosions Project Report January 2017
- November 28, 2016 press release:
- OLD BAY BRIDGE DEMOLITION CONTINUES “Fourth 288-foot Truss Lowering”
- November 10, 2016 press release:
- CALTRANS CONTINUES DEMOLITION OF OLD BAY BRIDGE WITH SECOND 288-FOOT TRUSS LOWERING
- November 2, 2016 press release:
- FIRST OF THE SMALLER OLD BAY BRIDGE TRUSSES TO BE LOWERED
- October 21, 2016 press release:
- SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND BAY BRIDGE BIKE PATH OPENS TO YERBA BUENA ISLAND
- August 10, 2016 press release:
- BRIDGE DEMOLITION MEETS PROGRESSIVE MILESTONE Fifth 504’ Truss Span to be Lowered
- August 10, 2016 press release:
- 504 288 Demo Project Photos
- July 5, 2016 press release:
- HISTORIC BAY BRIDGE DEMOLITION PRIORITIZES SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
- June 3, 2016 press release:
NEW EAST BOUND ONRAMP OPENS AT TREASURE ISLAND - May 24, 2016 press release:
HISTORIC BAY BRIDGE DEMOLITION CONTINUES PRIORITIZING SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
THIRD 504’ Truss Span to be Lowered - May 11, 2016 press release:
CALTRANS UPDATES PANEL ON BAY BRIDGE BIKE PATH AND TOWER RODS - April 6, 2016 press release:
HISTORIC BAY BRIDGE DEMOLITION CONTINUES Second 504’ Truss Span to be Lowered - April 18, 2016 press release:
OLD BAY BRIDGE LIVES ON THROUGH ART AND RECYCLING - April 6, 2016 press release:
HISTORIC BAY BRIDGE DEMOLITION CONTINUES Second 504’ Truss Span to be Lowered - February 4, 2016 press release:
CALTRANS PREPARES TO BRING DOWN MAJOR SECTION OF THE BAY BRIDGE - September 30, 2015 press release:
Torch Cutting Operations on the Old Bay Bridge Require Periodic SFOBB Bike Path Closures - September 24, 2015 press release:
Caltrans Moves To Hold Bay Bridge Contractors Accountable - August 7, 2015 press release:
Bay Bridge Bike Path to Temporarily Close for Construction Project - August 4, 2015 press release:
Analysis of Self-Anchored Suspension Bridge without Tower Anchor Bolts - July 17, 2015 press release:
World Renowned Experts Confer, Focus on Corrosion Protection for Tower Anchor Rods - July 9, 2015 press release:
World Renowned Experts Advise Immediate Preliminary Actions on Anchor Rod Testing Plans - June 12, 2015 press release:
Caltrans Completes Old Bay Bridge East Cantilever Demolition - May 27, 2015 press release:
Bay Bridge Rods Earth Quake Test - March 19, 2015 press release:
CALTRANS ANNOUNCES WINNING BID BIDS FOR THE OLD BAY BRIDGE STEEL SUPERSTRUCTURE DEMOLITION - March 4, 2015 press release:
BIDS OPENED FOR THE OLD SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND BAY BRIDGE DEMOLITION CONTRACT - December 18, 2013 press release:
PERMANENT FIX FOR BROKEN RODS NOW IN PLACE - July 8, 2013 press release:
New East Span Will Not Open Labor Day - May 8, 2013 press release:
Toll Bridge Program Oversight Committee Approves Substitute for Broken Rods - March 9, 2013 press release:
FINAL DECK SECTION OF NEW BAY BRIDGE PLACED - 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 - January 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 30, 2007 press release:
FULL BAY BRIDGE CLOSURE LABOR DAY WEEKEND - 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. 19, 2008 press release:
BAYBRIDGE360 WEB SITE LAUNCHES - Sept. 23, 2008 press release:
TEMPORARY SAS SUPPORT STRUCTURES - 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