5 Things You Should Know About the Bay Bridge Closure

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Workers walk along the new span of the Bay Bridge Photo by Andrew Stelzer/KQED

By Lisa Pickoff-White, KQED News Fix

1. The bridge is closing.

By now you’ve heard the news that the Bay Bridge closed Wednesday, August 28, at 8 p.m., and is scheduled to remain closed until next Tuesday morning, September 3, at 5 a.m.

If you need to get to San Francisco International Airport at 2 a.m. Friday from Berkeley, you’re in luck, because BART is running hourly all-night service until Monday night at 14 stations. However, if you face the same challenge after midnight Monday, you need to start looking at alternatives, since BART needs to shut down that night for inspections. (It will reopen at 4 a.m. Tuesday.)

Read the complete story at KQED News Fix.
 

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