Overnight water main break in Alameda leads to flooding, sinkholes
A water main break along Webster Street in Alameda has led to flooding, sinkholes and the closure of a major roadway Monday morning. Veronica Macias reports.
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A water main break along Webster Street in Alameda has led to flooding, sinkholes and the closure of a major roadway Monday morning. Veronica Macias reports.
The sinkhole formed on southbound Highway 1, near Buena Vista Drive.
A downtown San Francisco intersection was reopened Wednesday morning, hours after a sinkhole forced its closure to motorists. Shawn Chitnis reports.
A downtown San Francisco intersection was reopened Wednesday morning, hours after a sinkhole forced its closure to motorists, authorities said.
Businesses in the area of a massive water main break and sinkhole in San Francisco's Cow Hollow neighborhood are feeling the effects of what looks to be a lengthy repair to the streets and sidewalks.
Jose Martinez reports on how the water main break that created a huge sinkhole in Cow Hollow is still hurting businesses in the neighborhood (9-13-2023)
Public work crews in San Francisco on Tuesday continued to work to repair a giant sinkhole that opened at the intersection of Fillmore and Green in the Cow Hollow neighborhood early Monday.
Ryan Yamamoto reports on work continuing to repair massive sinkhole in San Francisco's Cow Hollow neighborhood (9-12-2022)
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While State Highway 1 remains closed after rock slides caused by this winter's heavy rains, crews have repaired a sinkhole on the highway several miles south of the ongoing closure.
Caltrans prompted a full closure of Highway 1 in Monterey County due to a sinkhole that appeared in the center of the roadway on Sunday morning.
"This can't be real," the California Highway Patrol said after the third vehicle fell into the hole that had completely split a two-lane road.
Caltrans and the California Highway Patrol have implemented a two-way traffic control on state Highway 92 to accommodate work to repair a sinkhole on the roadway and other storm-related damage.
A water main break in Daly City created a sinkhole that swallowed up a vehicle early Tuesday morning.
Lezla Gooden reports on concerns over huge sinkhole at the Oakland Zoo that crews won't be able to repair until after incoming storms (1-2-2023)
Officials with the Oakland Zoo on Sunday announced the facility will remain closed at least through January 17th due to a huge sinkhole at the zoo's vehicle entrance.
A water main break in San Francisco created a sinkhole Tuesday afternoon, blocking traffic along a main thoroughfare in the city's Richmond District.
Crews with the East Bay Municipal Utility District responded to a neighborhood in the Berkeley Hills Wednesday night after a sinkhole formed and swallowed up a parked minivan.
A 25-foot-wide sinkhole caused by a burst water main swallowed up two cars late Wednesday night when it opened up just behind Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara officials confirmed Thursday.
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A thoroughfare in Castro Valley was closed Wednesday morning after a water main break caused a sinkhole that trapped a vehicle, Alameda County fire officials said.
Lighter-than-expected weekend rain allowed road crews to get a jump on repairs to a large sinkhole that opened up in Milpitas.
A sinkhole closed two westbound lanes of Montague Expressway in Milpitas and might close a third lane if it continues to grow, Santa Clara County officials reported Friday evening.
Both lanes of the eastbound Posey Tube were closed to traffic starting at 10 a.m. Monday morning to repair a sinkhole, according to the city of Alameda's Public Works department.
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Northbound Highway 101 was shut down in San Carlos Sunday evening as authorities investigated a freeway shooting.
Northbound Highway 101 was shut down in San Carlos Sunday evening as authorities investigated a freeway shooting.
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