Expect delays going from San Francisco toward Oakland and Berkeley on I-80
A drone view of traffic on the Bay Bridge seen from Yerba Buena Island in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Officials closed down the eastbound lanes of the Bay Bridge on Saturday afternoon as crews battle a grass fire that broke out along Interstate 80.
The fire began on a hillside of Yerba Buena Island shortly after 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. San Francisco Fire Department boats responded to the scene shortly after.California Highway Patrol closed eastbound lanes in order to facilitate fire crews’ access to a water source, which is on the left side of the bridge. Meanwhile, the fire is on the right.
“As of right now, the plan is to have people continue to stand by until they can secure another water source or put the fire out,” said Mark Andrews, public information officer for California Highway Patrol in San Francisco. As of 4:25 p.m., hundreds of drivers were still stuck on the bridge with no indication of when they could would be allowed to start moving again. Many people were getting out of their cars and walking along the bridge, or taking naps in their cars, drivers there said.
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