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Bay Bridge: How will it do when the Big One hits?

We all remember the scary images of a section of the Bay Bridge upper deck collapsing like a trap door 20 years ago when the Loma Prieta earthquake shook the Bay Area.

Now we can see how the new East Span of the Bay Bridge is expected to perform in a big earthquake. Caltrans has posted a computer animated video on its Web site - baybridgeinfo.org - depicting how a major earthquake will affect the new East Span, which is scheduled for completion in 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted on Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
Under: Bay Bridge, Bridges, Caltrans, Freeway collapse | No Comments »

when a BART line falls in the forest …

Posted on Thursday, June 5th, 2008
Under: BART, Freeway collapse | 10 Comments »

2007 was a gas, gas gas … or was it?

Posted on Monday, December 31st, 2007
Under: BART, Bay Bridge, Buses, Environment, Freeway collapse, Freeways, Retrofitting, Safety, Transit vs. driving, driving, ferries, fuel | 11 Comments »

now that you mention it, there IS a law

Posted on Thursday, December 27th, 2007
Under: Bicycling, Environment, Freeway collapse, Freeways, Safety, driving, ferries, fuel, other, technology, traffic signals, trucks | 2 Comments »

Caltharsis

Posted on Thursday, August 30th, 2007
Under: BART, Bay Bridge, Bridges, Caltrans, Freeway collapse, Freeways, Retrofitting, connectivity, driving | No Comments »

my 15 minutes

Posted on Wednesday, July 11th, 2007
Under: Bay Bridge, Caltrans, Freeway collapse, Freeways, Funding, Safety, art, driving | No Comments »

they saw this in 1957, luckily for us

Posted on Monday, June 4th, 2007
Under: BART, Freeway collapse, Freeways, Planning, Transit vs. driving, rail | 14 Comments »

end of the maze craze

Posted on Thursday, May 24th, 2007
Under: Bay Bridge, Caltrans, Freeway collapse, Freeways, Safety, driving, high-speed rail, tolls | 1 Comment »

falling for Caltrans

Posted on Thursday, May 24th, 2007
Under: Caltrans, Freeway collapse, Safety | No Comments »

a maze again, but no longer amazing

Posted on Monday, May 21st, 2007
Under: Caltrans, Freeway collapse, Freeways, Funding, Misc. Transportation, Safety, driving | No Comments »