Interstate 280 Bridge Hinge Replacement Project 111-Hours (4 Days-15-Hours) Road Closure Planned for Labor Day Holiday Weekend

Date:              August 5, 2014

District:         4 - Oakland

Contact:        Steven A. Williams              Allyn Amsk

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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Interstate 280 Bridge Hinge Replacement Project

111-Hours (4 Days-15-Hours) Road Closure Planned for Labor Day Holiday Weekend

San Francisco – On August 28 the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will close northbound Interstate 280 from the U.S. 101/I-280 interchange to downtown San Francisco. This closure is necessary to replace two bridge hinges on northbound I-280. The bridge hinges are located near Cesar Chavez Street.

Full northbound closure Begins: 2 p.m. Thursday, August 28

Full northbound closure Ends: 5 a.m., Tuesday morning, September 2.

Northbound on-ramp closures include:

• Alemany Boulevard on-ramp
• U.S. 101 connector to northbound Interstate 280
• Indiana Street/25^th Street on-ramp
• 18^th Street on-ramp

Northbound off-ramp closures include:

• Cesar Chavez Street off-ramp
• Mariposa Street off-ramp
• 6^th Street off-ramp
• King Street off-ramp

Detour: Northbound Interstate 280 traffic will detour to U.S. 101.

Note: Southbound I-280 will remain open during this closure

                         

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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