Driving on East Bay freeways/SF Mission may be dicey for a bit
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Driving on East Bay freeways/SF Mission may be dicey for a bit
PLEASE don't take this to an OMNI place...
Protestors have been closing several freeway exits since various grad jury decisions have been revealed. If your plans involve driving through Oakland or Berkeley or visiting the Mission or Union Square in SF check local traffic or news for what's happening in real time.
www.ktvu.com
sfist.com/2014/12/05/second_night_in_a_row_of_local_prot.php
Protestors have been closing several freeway exits since various grad jury decisions have been revealed. If your plans involve driving through Oakland or Berkeley or visiting the Mission or Union Square in SF check local traffic or news for what's happening in real time.
www.ktvu.com
sfist.com/2014/12/05/second_night_in_a_row_of_local_prot.php
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I agree. It's always wise to check the traffic report when driving around the S.F. Bay Area. The all-news station KCBS 740 AM has traffic reports every 10 minutes on the 8s (:08, :18, etc.).
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It is also a good idea to check www.bart.gov for service advisories, i.e., Saturday both North Berkeley and Berkeley Bart stations were closed for awhile, and Sunday, Berkeley Bart station was closed for awhile.
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You would be incorrect in that assumption. Last night, the traffic was backed up for hours because of protestors walking on 80. Police kept clearing the protestors, who continued to tear down fences and walk on the highway. BART was closed, and Amtrak was closed for a bit.
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You would be incorrect in that assumption. Last night, the traffic was backed up for hours because of protestors walking on 80. Police kept clearing the protestors, who continued to tear down fences and walk on the highway. BART was closed, and Amtrak was closed for a bit.
To be clear, these protests are serious traffic and transit concerns. It's just that we have similarly problematic traffic and transit concerns fairly regularly around here. Protests or no protests, check a traffic report.
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The Amtrak train was delayed for about an hour. BART station closures are not terribly rare. And what we saw on I-80 can happen with a really bad multi-car accident.
To be clear, these protests are serious traffic and transit concerns. It's just that we have similarly problematic traffic and transit concerns fairly regularly around here. Protests or no protests, check a traffic report.
To be clear, these protests are serious traffic and transit concerns. It's just that we have similarly problematic traffic and transit concerns fairly regularly around here. Protests or no protests, check a traffic report.
Probably one more night, and then a good rainstorm will hopefully quiet things down.
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Indeed, it was. I'm only saying that it was hardly something we've never seen before. I think the two recent BART strikes and resulting traffic gridlock were much worse and much longer in duration than what we've seen with these protests.
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