CALIFORNIA BRIEFING
Associated Press
Crews need to conduct more enhancement work, stress tests and inspections before the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge can be opened to traffic again, California Department of Transportation spokesman Bart Ney said Sunday evening.
“We’re not making a prediction on when the bridge will reopen,” Ney said.
The bridge has been closed since Tuesday night after two rods and a crossbar installed to repair a crack failed, sending 5,000 pounds of metal into rush-hour traffic.
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