Crime & Safety

All Lanes of Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Open After Big-Rig Crash

Incident snarled late morning commute with blocked lanes.

Update:

The eastbound lanes of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge have reopened after they were closed for much of this morning because a big-rig got stuck on a concrete wall, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The stuck Safeway big-rig was reported just before 9 a.m., CHP officials said. At least one lane was blocked for more than an hour, and all lanes were then blocked at 10:24 a.m. as responders worked to get the truck unstuckand off the bridge, according to the CHP.

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All lanes of the bridge reopened by 11:25 a.m., according to the CHP. No injuries were reported.

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The eastbound lanes of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge were temporarily closed this morning to clear a big-rig that got stuck on a
concrete wall, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The stuck Safeway big-rig was reported just before 9 a.m., CHP officials said.
At least one lane has been blocked since then and all lanes were blocked at 10:24 a.m. as responders tried to get the truck unstuck and off the bridge, according to the CHP.

There is no estimated time for when the bridge will reopen.

By Bay City News

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