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CAREFULLY PICKED UP DUE TO
THE PROXIMITY TO THE NEW
BRIDGE. THE NEWS PALO THAT'S
JUST THE DISMANTLING OF THE
OLD BRIDGE WILL COST $223
MILLION.
>>DARYA: LET'S GO LIVE TO
THE NEWS CONFERENCE TAKING
PLACE RIGHT NOW. ALABAMA
>>: THE WORK TO PREPARE THE
ROLODEX IS ON TRACK AND SO
FAR THE GRINDING AND PAVING
HAS BEEN ALL ON TRACK AND
THAT TO THE WORK WE WILL BE
SEEN FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
AT LEAST. AT THIS POINT I
WOULD LIKE TO BRING CANNED
GREG ALLEN PROJECT MANAGER
FOR MCM CONSTRUCTION. THEY
ARE DOING THE DEMOLITION
WORK ON THE STAND. THEY WILL
TALK ABOUT THAT WORK AND
WHAT WE SHOULD EXPECT IN THE
NEXT DAY OR SO.
>>: GOOD MORNING. RIGHT NOW
WE ARE WORKING ON THE
WESTBOUND ROADWAY GOING IN
AT THE TUNNEL. 60 PERCENT OF
THAT WILL WORK. WE WILL
FINISH THE WORK ON THE TOP
DECK TODAY WITH A JOINT
STILL WE WILL INSTALL LATER
TODAY. ON THE LOWER DECK
WE'VE CORRECTED. WE'VE GOT
THE TEMPORARY ON THE RAMP
FROM THE ISLAND WHICH WILL
TAKE PLACE TOMORROW MORNING.
WE WILL FINISH PAVING IT AND
THE DEMOLITION ON THIS SIDE
WE ARE RIGHT ON TRACK. WE
HAVE 90 PERCENT OF THE DECK
KNOCK ST.
>>WILL: ANY UNEXPECTED
PROBLEMS THAT YOU ALL HAVE
NOT PLANNED FOR.
>>: NOTHING THAT WE HAVEN'T
ENCOUNTERED THAT WE WERE
READY FOR. THE BEAMS ARE ON
THE STRUCTURE FOR IT IS
STARTING FROM THE EXISTING
BRIDGE COMING TOWARDS
OAKLAND 3 THE
>>: NEXT I'D LIKE TO
INTRODUCE OFFICER DANIEL
HILL WITH THE CHP AND HE CAN
TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT WHAT THEY'VE BEEN
DOING.
>>: GOOD MORNING. I WANT TO
REPORT THAT THE CLOSURE WENT
VERY WELL YESTERDAY. WE SAW
VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC COMING
WESTBOUND TOWARD THE BAY
BRIDGE UP UNTIL THE CLOSURE.
ONCE THE CLOSURE WAS PUT
INTO EFFECT WE KNOW THIS
VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC AFFECT
THREE PEOPLE WERE PREPARED
FOR IT. I WANT TO THANK OF
THE MEDIA TO ALL OF OUR
PARTNERS. THE MESSAGE GOT
ACROSS. PEOPLE DID SEEM LIKE
THEY KNEW WAS GOING ON FOR
THE MOST PART BRIDGE THE
COMMUTE WAS VERY LIGHT FOR A
WEDNESDAY NIGHT THERE IS
ALMOST NO CARS ON THE BAY
BRIDGE PRIOR TO THE CLOSURE.
THE CLOSURE OVERNIGHT HAS
GONE VERY WELL. WE SAW VERY
LITTLE TRAFFIC INCIDENT
OTHER THAN THE NORMAL ONES.
WE ARE SAN SLIGHTLY INCREASE
TRAFFIC ACROSS THE OTHER
VEHICULAR CROSSINGS. CHP IS
IN FULL FORCE. WE ARE AND A
MAXIMUM ENFORCEMENT. IS WHAT
WE CALL IT A POINT OF OUR
OFFICERS IN ORDER TO
INSPECT A LOWER DUI
COLLISION EVENT DURING OUR
WEEKEND. WE HAVE OFFICERS
DEPLOYED THROUGHOUT THE BAY
AREA TO MAKE SURE TRAFFIC
RUN SMOOTHLY. AS FAR AS I
KNOW, A LITTLE BIT INCREASE
TRAFFIC THROUGHOUT THE BAY
AREA BUT WE ARE LOOKING
GOOD.
>>WILL: ANY INCIDENTS OF
ROAD RAGE?
>>: THE HIGHWAY PATROL HAS
NOT OBSERVED ANY INCREASED
INCIDENCE OF NEW ROAD
BRIDGE. WE ADVISED TRAVELERS
THEY MAY HAVE A LITTLE BIT
OF TRAFFIC GETTING ACROSS
THE ROADWAYS BUT THEY WILL
GET TO WHERE THEY ARE GOING.
INMATE TAKE LONGER BUT YOU
WILL ARRIVE. DRIVE SAFELY
AND KEEP YOURSELF, AND
UNDERSTAND IT WILL TAKE A
LITTLE BIT MORE TIME GETTING
TO AND FROM YOUR STATION
DURING THIS CLOTURE. --
DESTINATIONS. THE HIGHWAY
PATROL IS PLANNED TO
MAINTAIN CLOSURES. WE HAVE
STAFF IN BOTH DAY AND NIGHT
THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND.
THERE WILL BE STATIONED
THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE
CLOSURES AND KANTOR NO ONE
COMES INTO THEM. THAT IS FOR
THE SAFETY OF OUR VARIOUS
CONTRACTORS AND WORKERS AS
WELL AS THE HIGHWAY PATROL
AND OF COURSE PROMOTERS. WE
WANT TO REMIND MOTORIST THAT
IF THEY DO ENCOUNTER A
CLOCHARD THEY HAVE NOT
PLANNED FOR THE THEY DO NOT
EXPECT, PLEASE DO NOT PULL
INTO THE CULTURE AND STOP TO
ASK OFFICERS FOR DIRECTIONS.
THAT IS A VERY UNSAFE AND IT
IS VERY UNCLEAR TO MODERN
WHAT IS GOING ON AND IT MAY
STRIKE A WORKER IF THEY
DRIVE AND TO THEM. THE BEST
PLAN IS TO FIGHT PULLOVER
AND USE A GPS DEVICE OR CALL
511 TO GET FURTHER
INFORMATION ON TO WHERE YOU
ARE GOING. WE WANT TO THANK
THE MOTORING PUBLIC AND
MEDIA CRITIC MAKE SURE YOUR
REMAIN PATIENT BROUGHT
CLOSURE AND WE WILL BE HERE
TO HELP TREAT THEM I'D LIKE
TO INTRODUCE JIM ALLISON
FROM BART.
>>: GOOD MORNING I WOULD
JUST LIKE TO ECHO THE CHP
OFFICERS CALLED FOR
PATIENCE. WE ARE SEEING A
LOT OF NEW PEOPLE AT BART
THIS MORNING AND SEEN THE
LINES BACK UP AT THE TICKET
LINES. FOR TICKET MACHINES
RATHER. FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE
REGULAR USERS OF BART WILL
HAVE CLIPPER CARD I WOULD
ENCOURAGE THEM TO MAKE SURE
THEY HAVE PLENTY OF VALUE ON
THOSE CARDS DID THEY DON'T
GET CAUGHT IN A LINE. I DO
HAVE SOME RIDER SHOULD
FIGURES FOR YOU. YESTERDAY
AT THE PRELIMINARY FIGURES
SHOW WE HAD AN INCREASE OF
ABOUT 16,000 PEOPLE COMPARED
TO THE PREVIOUS WEDNESDAY SO
IT APPEARS PEOPLE WERE
ALREADY SWITCHING TO
TRANSIT AND THROUGH 6:00
A.M. THIS MORNING WE'VE SEEN
AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 7800
PEOPLE. THAT DOESN'T SOUND
REAL SIGNIFICANT BUT THE
REAL CRUNCH. IT IS GOING TO
BE FROM 8 TO 930 AND THEN
THIS EVENING AT FROM 5 TO
535 TO 6:00 P.M.. WE ARE
ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO TRY TO
BE FLEXIBLE AND TRAVEL EARLY
OR LATE IF THEY CAN OFFER
THE RUSH HOUR. THE OVERNIGHT
SERVICE WENT VERY WELL. FROM
THE 14 STATIONS THAT WE HAVE
OPEN. THE TWO LINES THAT ARE
RUNNING--WE'RE RUNNING A
PRINT THE
>>VICKI: AND THE EXTRA
SECURITY ON THE BART TRAINS
BECAUSE NOW YOU HAVE MORE
PEOPLE. ARE THERE VISIBLE
POLICE OFFICERS THERE.
>>: WE HAVE FULL STAFFING ON
THE POLICE FORCE. THERE AT
THE STATIONS THAT ARE OPEN
OBVIOUSLY MAKING SURE
EVERYONE IS STATE BEER. WE
HAVE ADDITIONAL STATION
AGENT AT THOSE STATIONS THAT
ARE OPEN OVERNIGHT AND SO IT
WENT WELL LAST NIGHT AND
WE'RE HOPING IT GOES WELL
THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND AS
WELL.
>>: I THINK THE KEY THING
HERE IS CONSTRUCTION IS
GOING VERY WELL. WE ARE ON
SCHEDULE AND THE WORK
STARTED LAST NIGHT AT 8:00.