Eastbound bore of Caldecott Tunnel in Orinda reopens after crash, vehicle fire
Eastbound traffic is flowing again through the Caldecott Tunnel after a crash and vehicle fire Thursday afternoon.
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Eastbound traffic is flowing again through the Caldecott Tunnel after a crash and vehicle fire Thursday afternoon.
The closure is due to the storm affecting the electrical system. Bores 2 and 4 will stay open.
Eastbound lanes on Highway 24 at the Caldecott Tunnel were blocked for part of the Wednesday evening commute after a vehicle fire in one of the bores.
Eastbound traffic on Highway 24 at the Caldecott Tunnel has been halted Wednesday afternoon, as crews respond to a vehicle fire. Michael Hunt of the Oakland Fire Department provides an update to CBS News Bay Area reporter Ryan Yamamoto.
A vehicle fire inside the Caldecott Tunnel blocked all eastbound lanes of Highway 24 in Orinda Monday morning, the California Highway Patrol said.
Incidents involving a big-rig fire in San Leandro blocking the northbound SR-238 connector to Interstate Highway 880 in San Leandro and an overturned big-rig on westbound Highway 24 at the Caldecott Tunnel are causing major traffic delays Wednesday morning, CHP said.
CHP and fire crews respond to an injury accident on westbound Highway 24 just past the Caldecott Tunnel involving a big rig Wednesday morning.
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An eastbound bore of the Caldecott Tunnel will be closed overnight on three nights next week for maintenance work following a vehicle fire inside the bore earlier this week, according to Caltrans.
An eastbound bore of the Caldecott Tunnel was temporarily closed Tuesday morning because of a vehicle fire, the California Highway Patrol said.
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With the variety of accident-avoidance technology now available on passenger cars, there is growing interest in making it mandatory on big rig trucks, which could have made a difference in a tragic accident 40 years ago that changed California's rules of the road.
With the variety of accident-avoidance technology now available on passenger cars, there is growing interest in making it mandatory on big rig trucks, which could have made a difference in a tragic accident 40 years ago that changed California's rules of the road.
A 20-year-old man suspected in a September highway road rage shooting in Oakland near the Caldecott Tunnel was arrested, the California Highway Patrol said Thursday.
A shooting just outside the Caldecott Tunnel Thursday afternoon involved two cars that had been racing across the Bay Bridge, authorities said.
A vehicle crash on Highway 24 at the Caldecott Tunnel blocked one of the bores and backed up traffic in the area Tuesday morning before being cleared.
The first and second bores of the Caldecott Tunnel on Highway 24 will close overnight Tuesday and Wednesday for maintenance work.
Caltrans is shutting down the third bore of the Caldecott Tunnel on Highway 24 overnight on June 23 and June 24, due to maintenance work. Motorists should expect delays.
Working overnight, Caltrans crews were able to install four portable generators at the Caldecott Tunnel, allowing the vital commuter link to remain open during Pacific Gas & Electric's Public Safety Power Shutdown.
A motorist escaped safely Sunday morning after a Subaru Forester caught fire in the eastbound first bore of the Caldecott Tunnel, briefly shutting down traffic
A wrong-way driver on Highway 24 near the Caldecott Tunnel early Sunday triggered a horrific head-on crash that left two people dead and five others injured
California Highway Patrol officials now say a second person suffered injuries in a shooting inside the Caldecott Tunnel between Oakland and Orinda on Sunday evening.
At least one person was injured in a shooting inside the Caldecott Tunnel on Sunday evening, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Caltrans will close one of the two eastbound Caldecott Tunnel bores during overnight hours on three days this week to complete an annual inspection.
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