The Westbound Deck (Upper Deck) of the Bay Bridge leading into San Francisco will be closed Presidents' Day Weekend 8:00 PM Friday, February 17 to 5:00 AM Tuesday, February 21, 2012.

Please note:  Weather could delay the reopening of the Westbound Deck or Postpone the closure to another weekend.

Motorists will not be able to drive on the upper deck toward San Francisco during this closure. The lower deck toward the East Bay will remain open.

Use Transit Alternatives

BART (BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT)

BART will run overnight service at select stations during the closure.

Stations on the El Cerrito - East Dublin hourly service route are:

• El Cerrito del Norte
• Berkeley
• MacArthur
• 12th Street
• Coliseum
• Bay Fair
• East Dublin/Pleasanton.

Stations on the Concord - SFO hourly service route are:

• Concord
• Walnut Creek
• MacArthur
• 12th Street
• Embarcadero
• Powell
• 24th Street
• Daly City
• SFO

More information available at bart.gov.

Ferry Service

Alameda-Oakland Ferry, Alameda Harbor Bay Ferry and Vallejo Baylink Ferry will run additional ferries during the closure. More information at: eastbayferry.com and baylinkferry.com.

AC Transit

Transbay service will not operate over the bridge, but will maintain regular service in the East Bay by operating to and from West Oakland BART. Line 800 All Nighter buses will operate to and from the 12th St. BART station.

More info at: actransit.org.

Why the Closure

Alignment Change after Toll Booths

During the closure, crews will complete a westbound detour near the Toll Plaza; motorists will experience a slight alignment change as traffic is shifted to the south and away from construction of the easternmost part of the new East Span. In May 2011, crews realigned eastbound lanes by building a detour near the Toll Plaza for traffic heading to the East Bay. Once eastbound traffic had been safely shifted, workers began building the westbound detour, which will go into effect at the end of Presidents' Day weekend.

Fisnishing the Oakland Touchdown

Shifting traffic onto the detours will allow construction of the new East Span to be completed ahead of schedule. Currently, the new eastbound lanes are blocked by the original bridge's westbound lanes. With westbound traffic moved to the new alignment, crews can finish the easternmost part of new bridge and open the new span to all motorists in late 2013.

• Visit BayBridgeInfo.org or call the Closure Hotline at 415 288-8802.
• Also check out 511's Closure information at 511.org/baybridge/PresDay2012/default.asp.

Social Network Links:

• Facebook.com/baybridgeinfo
• Twitter.com/baybridgeinfo

PDF Version of this page:  Bay Bridge Westbound Closure (993k PDF File - Updated 13 Feb 2012)

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