Info on bus changes out this week
AC Transit is setting up information tables across the two East Bay counties it serves to let riders know about some major service changes they’ve made that will go into effect on March 28.
They’ll have a table set up in the main branch of the Alameda Free Library from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. this [...]
Posey Tube reopened after flooding
Updated 1:30 p.m.
The Posey Tube has reopened after reopened after early morning flooding, and cleanup crews are mopping up the rest of the mess.
A 12-inch water main broke, causing flooding that was reported at around 3 a.m. and leading to the Tube closure, East Bay Municipal District spokesman Charles Hardy said. Hardy said crews worked [...]
UPDATED Ferry service back on track
Hey folks, just wanted to shoot you a quick update to let you know that as of 2:30 p.m., the Alameda/Oakland Ferry Service is back on schedule – weather permitting, of course.
A host of early morning ferries were canceled (and if you’re a regular ferry rider, you might want to sign up for the service’s [...]
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Get ready to ring in the new year … with a series of late-night closures in the Webster and Posey tubes!
The fun begins at 9:30 p.m. today, when the Webster Tube will be closed for washing. It reopens at 4:30 a.m. Tuesday. That same closure schedule is slated to be in effect on Tuesday and [...]
TUBE CLOSURE MONDAY
Hey folks – just wanted to drop a quick note to let you know that Caltrans is closing lanes in the Webster Tube (that’s the one that brings you home from Oakland) from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday for emergency road repairs.
According to a city-issued press release, Caltrans wants to make repairs to the [...]
Bus service cuts could stall
Top brass at AC Transit is planning to ask the bus service’s board to hold off on service cuts they proposed to close a multimillion-dollar budget hole, because they say money could be available to pay for some of the service.
AC Transit’s board was scheduled to consider the cuts when they meet at 6 p.m. [...]
UPDATED There will be cars
Updated 8:29 p.m. Wednesday, September 16
City officials have finally released a long-awaited study on the potential traffic impacts of SunCal’s proposed Alameda Point development. Their shocking conclusion? It will generate more traffic than an earlier proposal that included far fewer homes.
The report, which was authored by city staff with an assist from two consultants, showed [...]
Bus service meeting is Saturday
Just wanted to drop you all a quick note to remind you all that AC Transit is hosting a meeting at 2 p.m. Saturday, September 12 (aka tomorrow) to discuss proposed service cuts they could enact to help them close a big, fat budget deficit. The meeting is at Independence Plaza, which is at 703 [...]
BAY BRIDGE REOPENED
Sounds like work crews were able to re-open the Bay Bridge about a half hour ago, two hours behind their original schedule but nearly a day ahead of what the folks at Caltrans said it would take them to fix a cracked steel “eyebar” link in the East Span.
Caltrans is telling commuters to check 511.org [...]
Bay Bridge closed ’til Wednesday
In the (highly unlikely, I know) event you hadn’t heard: The Bay Bridge is now going to be closed until 5 a.m. Wednesday.
The bridge was supposed to be closed until Tuesday morning so work crews could remove a 300-foot section of the East Span to put a detour in place so the new, permanent span [...]
Bay Bridge closing for Labor Day weekend
Thinking about driving into San Francisco during the long Labor Day weekend? Well, get ready to put a few extra miles on the odometer.
In what’s becoming an almost annual rite of passage, Caltrans is shutting down the Bay Bridge this coming Labor Day weekend to perform seismic work. So your options are to take the [...]
