Construction Begins for Interstate 280 Bridge Hinge Replacement Project

Date:              April 15, 2014

District:         4 - Oakland

Contact:        Steven A. Williams              Allyn Amsk

Phone:          (510) 286-6195                     (510) 286-5445

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Construction Begins for Interstate 280 Bridge Hinge Replacement Project

San Francisco – Construction has started for a bridge hinge replacement project on Interstate 280 near Cesar Chavez Street.  Businesses and residents may notice construction signs being installed and see construction taking place beneath Interstate 280. During three extended-holiday weekends, the California Department of will close northbound or southbound I-280 in order to replace one bridge hinge on southbound I-280 and three bridge hinges on northbound I-280.

The first closure is scheduled for the Memorial Day weekend. Southbound I-280 will be closed between 5^th Street in downtown San Francisco and the U.S. 101 interchange. The closure will begin 9 p.m. Thursday evening, May 22, and continue until 5 a.m., Tuesday morning, May 27. During this extensive closure, the southbound on-ramps from Mariposa Street/18^th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue will also be closed. Note: northbound I-280 will remain open during the full southbound closure.

Additional closures for are planned over the 4^th of July and Labor Day holiday weekends.

For more information about the project, visit the Department’s website at http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/projects/280Bridge, or follow us on Twitter @caltransd4.

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