80W to 880S Connector is CLOSED Pending Inspection and 80E to 580E Connector has COLLAPSED

AVOID THE AREA

Take alternate routes, ride transit, carpool, or telecommute

FREE public transportation for all Bay Area transit operators will be available all day on Monday, April 30.
BART will be running longer trains all day, Monday, April 30, to help relieve anticipated traffic. Please make plans to arrive earlier or later than the peak morning commute hours to avoid the heaviest crowds. Also, please take the bus to the BART station, or have someone drop you off, as parking in BART lots is limited and BART is anticipating higher ridership than usual.

Due to a tanker truck accident, the westbound I-80 connector to southbound I-880 is CLOSED PENDING INSPECTION. Motorists are advised to use the following Caltrans’ approved detour route: 80W to 580E to 980W to 880S, as shown by the green arrows on the map below.


base map courtesy of Google

The eastbound I-80 to eastbound I-580 connector ramp has COLLAPSED. Motorists are advised to use the following Caltrans' approved detour route from 80E (the Bay Bridge) to 580E.

From 80E (the Bay Bridge), take the West Grand Ave exit, head east on West Grand Ave to Northgate Ave. Go North (left) on Northgate Ave which leads to the 27th Street on-ramp for Hwy 24 or 580E (shown by the green arrows on the map below). Please use extreme caution while driving this detour route as it makes it way through neighborhoods with children playing and going to school.

base map courtesy of Google

Motorists are advised to avoid the area, and if driving, should expect severe delays and plan accordingly for their commutes.


Click here for Bay Area Traffic Road Maps, Accident Reports, and Traffic Flow.

Transit Alternatives

Due to the closures, motorists are advised to ride transit. Consider driving to a park-n-ride lot and taking transit from there. Click here for the park-n-ride lot list to see which transit agency serves each lot.

• 511.org Your Bay Area Travel Guide brought to you by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.
  
  
• Bay Bridge Info.org
  
  
• BART will be running longer trains all day, Monday, April 30 to increase passenger capacity. The longer trains will begin running at the start of normal service hours, at about 4:00 a.m., and continue running until the end of service after midnight. BART will also add six trains on the Pittsburg/Bay Point line between Pleasant Hill and Montgomery Street stations during the peak morning commute. In the afternoon, BART will add four trains for the commute: three between Montgomery Street and Pleasant Hill, and one between Daly City and Richmond. BART advises patrons to arrive earlier or later than the peak commute hours to avoid the heaviest crowds. Also, BART recommends riding the bus to the BART station, or being dropped off, as parking in BART lots is limited and BART is anticipating higher ridership than usual. Some lots typically have extra capacity; these are Millbrae, North Concord, Coliseum, and Hayward.
  
  
• AC Transit will operate its regular service on Monday.
  
  
• Alameda/Oakland Ferry Service will add additional trips to its regular single boat service on Monday, April 30, to provide direct service between Oakland and the SF Ferry Building and direct service between Alameda Main Street and the SF Ferry Building. This additional service will operate on the regular published schedule.
  
  
• Alameda Harbor Bay Ferry will operate itsregular service on Monday.
  
  
• Capital Corridor will operate its regular service and may add available coaches to regularly scheduled trains on a limited basis.

Try Carpooling

Fewer cars traveling through the area will result in less congestion.

• Need someone to carpool with? Find an instant match by using the 511 RideMatch Service. Click here to start.
• Meet your carpool partner at a park-n-ride lot.
• Try casual carpooling. There are numerous additional casual carpool locations in the north-western East Bay that may also work for you and your carpool partner. Click here for a link to the Bay Area casual carpool website.

Telecommute

Ask your employer if you can telecommute on a temporary basis. You can either work from home during rush hour and then go into work, or work from home all day. Consider holding meetings via conference call, too.

Information, images, courtesy of 511.org

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