caltrans doesn't have a good history or track record of doing things on time and on budget and we see that through the last bay bridge we tried to build; right? so i don't think this is the last of it. >> that's why cal trans is not doing the reconfiguration work and we hired the ta to do that work and this issue with the soils is sort of the last issue with caltrans. the items before that were the cost over runs like the submissions -- the initial phase of getting the job ready to go but the ta is doing the work on behalf of them and not cal transs. >> they're going to go ahead and do it and how confident are we are with sticking to what is approved today? >> i will refer to liz from the ta if she has comments about the construction and the things that we may encounter. maybe liz if you could add additional detail and where we are in construction today. >> good afternoon. i am the senior engineer for capital projects with the transportation authority. i am the project for the project during the construction phase and we're as sure as we can be given we're not finished digging so kevi

the project was restarted this commission authorized in april of 2013 for two more submissions to caltrans so that we can get a permit to start construction. what transpired it was actually four submissions, two additional more than budgeted and that cost was $66,841. the second category is for preconstruction costs with the transportation authority and their consultants to coordinate the specifications to new caltrans standards and coordinate the requirements from the city departments that are affected. that cost is $77,787. the next category is just the amount of the contract. the transportation authority did a public procurement and received five bids. the award to the lowest responsible bidder was in excess of $180,000 above the amount budgeted. this category alone depleted the project reserves by over 70%. the final -- no, the next category is for cost over runs during construction from staffing and from unanticipated expenses due to a traffic signal coordination, man-made bird objects and relocating a bus stop that affected this project. these additional inspection fees and related c

contains lead and that is subject to a future action as we are still having ongoing discussions with caltrans about its disposition. there are other considerations for this moa. the second item on this slide is for robert de and -- robs authority and we are asking for a prepayment authorized by the state department of finance to be spent at the rops 14-15a period and the second bullet point on this slide is for an update to the sbe and the work force participation. the sbe goals for this project are 50% and the transportation authority is right there at 50%. for work force the transportation authority is using the city's local hire policy which is 30% level, and they are currently at 25%. s stea -- ooci and oewd will work with the contractor to ensure that the goals or levels have been met, so this concludes staff presentation. there is liz rutman from the transportation authority is here and we're happy to answer any questions that you may have. >> thank you. do you have any speaker cards? >> i have one speaker card. mr. ace washington. >> okay. >> maybe i should have been a lawyer and went

. >>> caltrans is going to close the tunnel for a fire drill later tonight. that new fourth bore in the westbound direction will be closed between 10:00 p.m. through 4:00 a.m. tomorrow. westbound traffic will be routed to the third and delays are expected. both eastbound will stay open. first responders will be inside the tunnel practicing how to handle a crash in the tunnel involving smoke and fire. caltrans have required to conduct such a drill every year and decide one of them gives them a chance to check technology, fire hydrants, and escape passages. >> the sharks and the l.a. kings will make bay area history tomorrow night. for the first time, they will be playing in an outdoor rink. ann ruben in santa clara. the sharks got a chance to test out the new ice. >> with the sharks skated at 3:30, the kings take the ice at 6:30. and don't let the sunshine fool you. by all account, the ice conditions so far are good. inside levi stadium, the rink is ready for the coors light nhl stadium series. so are fans. >> this is gigantic. this is northern california hock

caltrans officials say they are keeping a close eye on the project. leah it may take a couple monthsit may take a few weeks. we are working very closely to make sure it takes place in accordance with that contract. cal trans officials say the work will take place out of sight and the bridge is safe to drive on. i'm jeff bush, live on treasure island, kron four news. a bay area resident hits it big in the lottery. where he bought the ticket - and how much it's worth. arizona passes the super bowl torch to the bay area! how we're trying to make the big game even bigger and better! first: it was a weekend of violent home invasions for one local community. what you need to know tonight. i've always wanted to be a doctor. as a student, i was not covered at all. i was always in fear of getting sick. but now that i have a health plan through covered california that i can afford... ...i can pursue my dream to be a doctor. for over 60,000 california foster children nights can feel long and lonely. i miss my sister. i miss my old school. i miss my room. i don't

it away caltrans engineers will have to sign off on the work before the issue is over.fficials said the work will take place out of this out of sight in the bridge is safe to drive mahon. >>catherine: a friend of the suspect arrested in connection with the suitcase full body parts believe sam francisco's police have the wrong man in custody. this video shows the 59 year-old mark i'm dress being led away by uniformed officers. they covered hell was she to try prevent any potential juror bias. investigators have until tuesday that the case over to the d.a. who will ultimately decide whether to charge and undress or set him free. >>reporter: law-enforcement zero in on address after seeing the surveillance cameras at their what they were then calling this the person of interest. the found at headless torso of a light skin mail on wednesday anise suitcase and later found leg at another location. he was the arrested on suspicion of murder after being interviewed by hot, homicide detectives. >>: he wasn't acting different strain are nervous or excited he was the same person th

caltrans has a storm plan ready with extra crews called up. system is expected to last a couple of days, not a lot of snow. still caltrans fleet of sanders and plows graders and blowers are ready. so lack of snow has hurt area businesses and ski resorts, though. some have had to close lifts. others shut down completely. at sugar bowl the blast of snow is a welcome sight. the resort has had to close down two lifts on one mound but today's snowfall gave skiers and borders a chance to see some fresh powder and they haven't seen that for quite some time. sugar bowl employees tell me they hope that this snow today and tomorrow along with snowmaking will keep them in business at least for another month. >>> paul deanno has been watching this storm. >>> we're going to have rainfall as well as snow in the sierra. it will get the pollen out of the air because it hasn't rained for 19 days. and it's amazing to think that it is two days away from march! and this is the first real snowfall that the sierra has seen for the entire calendar year. let me show

coordinated with caltrans for the sterling street substation and a lot of utilities at the bay bridge as part of this contract and we completed and installed and tested out our barrette piles for our pile finds and making sure those piles are behind us. utility relocation, completed construction of all six utility relocations. 100% sbe utilizization or participation and basically completed the awss system. finally. i know steve and i reported on that many, many times, but we finally got it by the end of the year. and also strengthened the pg&e conduits and duct banks and cleared block 5, which is of the gas and primary electrical services. now the workforce itself, 160 construction workers on-site on average every day. that is growing and i will show that in the detail of the p & l quarterly. 375,000 construction relate trade hours, bringing us 1.3 million total and have surpused 8400 jobs in 20 states that have been completed because of this project. this graphic happens to be through the end of november and it shows the various locations throughout the country that we are and will c

police were never able to find the pern whoperson who used that pepper spray. >> caltrans is thinking about taking down the remainder of the old span of the bay bridge. they are considering using explosives to remove the foundation of the bridge. officials say it is the fastest cheapest and most environmentally friendly method, is to use hundreds of controlled charges under water to blow up the large main full per. engineers believe this november is the best time to use those explosives. that's when they will see the lowest number of fish and marine life in the area. caltrans is presenting this meth today several environmental agencies for approval. >> the grand vip opening today. stay with us. what's that thing? i moved our old security system out here to see if it could monitor the front yard. why don't you switch to xfinity home? i get live video monitoring and 24/7 professional monitoring that i can arm and disarm from anywhere. hear ye! the awkward teenage one has arrived!!!! don't be old fashioned. xfinity customers add xfinity home for $29.95 a month for 12 months. plus for a l

with the transportation authority and their consultants to coordinate the specifications to new caltrans standards and coordinate the requirements from the city departments that are affected. that cost is $77,787. the next category is just the amount of the contract. the transportation authority did a public procurement and received five bids. the award to the lowest responsible bidder was in excess of $180,000 above the amount budgeted. this category alone depleted the project reserves by over 70%. the final -- no, the next category is for cost over runs during construction from staffing and from unanticipated expenses due to a traffic signal coordination, man-made bird objects and relocating a bus stop that affected this project. these additional inspection fees and related costs make this category an additional $33,698 and the final category is for project reserves and this is the mechanism that the transportation authority is able to fund changes that happen over time. there have been change orders and costs incurred for the man-made bird objects and other tasks that were required in

the news to the bookstore mcfarlane this market operations are starting to return to normal for caltrans this morning after two fatal accidents reported just yesterday the hit and killed a man in the tunnel from nine less like the train was released from the st. this before 11:00 p.m. the accident happened in total one official said the train was heading south in continue traveling in that direction when was released the train tracks in menlo park have been cleared from the democrats involving a car and a cow trying the 30-year low was killed late yesterday afternoon in the press this was video from a helicopter for the ship of abc's seven news trains in both directions will stop the gulf the elections. >>reporter: mangled beyond recognition the train had the right of way it was going top speed when it hit the vehicle sitting on the track is really scary same the car the to try and make a last-minute decisions there's not aright here is always really back the is pretty bad. there was bumper-to-bumper traffic it was a flashing light started there was nowhere for the car to go with the rea

most importantly, caltrans is saying, the bridge is safe. relax. that it will hold up in an earthquake. the tower, well, it may not be so lucky in a major seismic event. it's not going to fall but during inspections of the bridge, engineers found that water is leaking on some bolts that hold down the big middle tower. there's more than 400 of those at the base. caltrans says under a microscope, they found indications of cracking on some of those bolts which means if the earthquake was big enough, the tower would not be as secure as it is right now. >> this is not a safety issue but what it is, is a potential post earthquake performance bridge. it doesn't mean the bridge won't be open after a big event. we'll just have a little extra damage. >> engineers won't know the full extent of the problem until testing is completed next month. this is not the first problem with the bay bridge bolts as you know. caltrans has spent millions to fix others linked to seismic braces. >> of course earthquake was the whole reason we replaced it. the loma prieta broug

& tubes department. >> grant:"it is a live event," caltran spokesman vince jacala said. ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪res. because wedding season can get expensive. book your low fare now at southwest.com. >> grant: when a guy stow cigarillos from that restore and tried to take off part that is when he became and box and was shot. keep in mind he was not working at that a store he was working at a nightclub next door. he is being called a hero. for saving a fellow security guard. >> reporter: one man is in jail tonight. for a double shooting at the sports bar in east san jose in happened last night when dozens of people were inside celebrating chinese new year. a short time after the shooting police read a book to track down the man. but at this point they are now seen any details or motives behind the shooting. >> reporter: in san francisco police are looking for whoever shot two men in the city's mission district is after 7:00 last night. brett argument one man shot two other men and intersection to rid the victims were transferred to the san francisco general hospital. the sugar left the scene the

so it makes me think that they are working to clear it or maybe running a traffic break but caltrans says they have those two left lanes blocked until 6:00 so it may be traffic having to slow down for caltrans crews. southbound looks oakland near oakland airport and then we have another crash northbound 880 this time in hayward approaching tennyson so between the roadwork and the crash, at least that one is on the right- hand shoulder, we do have a couple of incidents to watch out between oakland and hayward in the east bay. here's a live look at the bay bridge. the toll plaza, this morning you got the right lanes blocked on the incline. it shouldn't slow you down much though. and all that is scheduled to wrap up in the next 20 minutes. 880 and 237 for your silicon valley ride, this is off to a great start. no delay so far on the approach to zanker road and bart is all on time. that's your latest "kcbs traffic." frank and michelle, back to you guys. >> all right. thank you, elizabeth. >>> rescue crews still searching for 11 people unaccounted for after that plane crash in taiwan. the

caltrans workers hard at work until 5:00 when it gets picked up. here's a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. no problems here but across the span, center anchorage to fremont street, you may still hit that right lane blocked. there were some delays earlier this morning. here's a live look at 880 in oakland. it's fine right now near the coliseum and they cleared that full freeway closure southbound 880 at marina shortly before 4:00 this morning. so i wanted to show you the sensors there showing 64 miles per hour. it is all fogged in right now in our dublin cam on westbound 580 and it looks like that livermore roadwork has been cleared as well just the usual delays out of the altamont and bart is all on time so far and on a regular schedule this friday morning. that's "kcbs traffic." back to you guys. >> all right. thank you, elizabeth. >>> u.s. labor secretary tom perez has set a deadline of today for dock workers and port operators to reach a contract agreement. if a deal to end the port slowdown is not reached, northerners will have to go bac

we have not seen any mayor roadwork from caltrans and yesterday's commute was great into the city. that was your kind of holiday gift. nevada had to -- never had to switch on the metering lights. i have a feeling today will be a different stair. so far all trains are on time and they are back on a regular schedule with b.a.r.t. by the way. back to you guys. >>> thank you liz. the small east bay town of kensington voted to remove its police chief. chief greg harmon has been criticized for the handing of the investigation into how o sergeant's gun and badge were stolen by a prostitute in reno. the governing board held a meeting last night and they voted to end contract negotiations with the chief effectively terminating him. board got input from the public prior to making that decision. >> there are those of us who are proud to have kensington police protect our families. >> i think actually your decision is unfortunately quite straightforward. >> the chief harmon who was also the general manager of community services there will stay on until may 31st until the contract expires. >>>

on march 5th the lights will be shut off so caltran can do may miss on the cables along the bridge.he display consists of 25,000 l.e.d. white lights making it the world's largest l e d light sculpture. officials say the lights will be reinstalled in next year just in time for super bowl 50. >> reporter: we had a warm day with the mix of '60s and '70s across the bay area and napa valley. mid-60's during the afternoon and we would do it again tomorrow, cry temperatures have fallen into the 40's and '50's was san francisco 55 right now creek oakland 56 and san jose the sacred overnight tonight to purchase will continue to fall so for the next three hours you could expect 444910 and 11:00. -- 9,10 and 11pm >> reporter: coming up rain system. >> pam: still to come should there be a moratorium on drums? new at 8. one east bay city take up the controversy tonight. plus is a bitter divorce that will make your draw dropped. still ahead at support net amount of money one billionaire couple is fighting over. for over 60,000 california foster children nights can feel long and lonely. i miss my

>> reporter: hundreds of days after the bridge is opened caltrans is still trying to figure out what's going on at the base of the main tower a web of 420 steel rods that were supposed to be sealed in protective grout. at least 34 were not. some of the rods was pulled from the foundation for a closer look. >> we have machined out the bolts. >> reporter: they went under a electron microscope. >> we saw corrosion and evidence of some damage if you will on the very, very surface but it's too early to draw any conclusions. >> reporter: caltrans is adamant that the bridge is safe and ready to withstand a strong earthquake. but rod failures could mean more earthquake damage. >> we're talking about post- earthquake performance that we can take traffic going. >> reporter: engineers won't know the full extent of the problem until testing is completed next month. they hope they can ride it out with more bad news on a $6 billion bridge. >> the bridge is safe, people are excited about it. >> reporter: now engineer brian maroney who you just heard from says the bridge could withstand the quake with

and then less than two miles away, another caltrans accident. a woman was on the track the, and hit the train near the pal loew alto exit. the condition of the wonl in that accident is unknown. >>> police are hoping that this assault caught on camera is going to lead to an coic havenviction. the cab driver picked up a man, and the passenger then decided to refuse to pay. when the driver confronted him, the suspect punched and kicked him and then ran off. >>> it is a kon troe trer shall issue in many cities and berkeley no exception. they voted to allow some restricted use of drones. >> jessica there was a argument for a two-year moratorium on all drone use. and the city council allowed a one-year moratorium to apply only to the police department, but some say it is not going far enough enough. the city council wants berkeley to embrace technology but he supports holding off on the drones. >> the tissueissue is the public and private use of the drone s iss is new. >> the city is suggesting a moratorium. >> reporter: bob neal has been holding meet

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caltrans is asking for permission to try a new approach. an idea of what it might look like and whether it will be removed. implosion will get rid of the debris and will collapse into the whole. we're talking about hundreds of many explosions rather than one big one. implosions like this had never been done on a large scale.>> it appears to be the quickest most efficient least impactful process to the environment.>> there are serious concerns such as potential mortality to fish and wildlife and release of debris into the water as well as toxic in the bay floor. semper cisco bay keepers are concerned. >> it's one of the environmentalist who have questions. a big metal tube around the underwater peers entering out the water and lower crews with big power tools and knock everything down. caltrans says they want to try and implosion instead.>> a lot of hurdles for this plan. >> when they put the lights on the bay bridge the rotating lights, they had to have environmental impact reports to see how they would affect the migration of fish and bird

caltran has had three incidents leading to death. a woman stepped off the platform at the paul alto caltran station and was hit by a northbound train. late monday night a man standing on the tracks was struck and killed and the monday afternoon at 1 and drove her car and a low park rating would crossing and was struck by a southbound train. and the menlo park accident is still unclear why the woman was on the track at the time the train came creek >> unfortunately she had pulled onto the train tracks instead of waiting. as a result the real harm came down the gates came down she was trapped. why she did not move off of the tracks? or exit per vehicle? when it came apparently that the train was approaching, we do not know. >> reporter: those who tried or, those who tried this rose still cannot believe what happened. >> reporter: ivars are not supposed to cross the tracks unless it's free of traffic and they know that they can make. some drivers said it does not necessarily happen that way. >> i think, during rush hour people are conce

. >> but caltrans doesn't control all the bridges and columns.data provided by caltrans. we discovered 23 bridges owned by local authorities that still need to be retrofitted, including eight crucial bridges and ramps. they're owned by the san francisco transportation authority. they say the project won't be completed until 2019. >> the network is dancing off. they'll be able to go from point a to point b, except it will take a lot longer go from one location to the other. >> take the bridge which is owned by the city of fremont. an average of 16,000 vehicles cross it every day. you can see visible signs of wear here and it happens to be directed over b.a.r.t. which has no jurisdiction over the bridge. fremont plans to replace the bridge by the summer of 2016. meantime as we wait for the inevitable. >> it's not a question of in but when. >> dr. jim betts fears that those older structures might hinder saving lives when another big one strikes. >> and you're limited by what resources you can bring in or getting people out of that kind of dangerous

when all the mud is moved by caltran, pg&e will replace this. caltran will send someone to check for more cracks on the hillside. if there are cracks they may have to remove the trees at the top to stabilize all of the mud. of course this is taking place in the santa cruz mountains where mudslides are not that uncommon. boulders and debris end up in the car's path with wind and rain. >> there is nothing you can do. now we are saturated. we are getting decent rain this career. it is finally coming back. we might be on a if year. >> mudslide is okay here or there. >> part of living in the mountains. >> the road should be hopefully opened tonight. until that time, use highway 17 as the detour. >>> a neighborhood in vallejo is going on the 14th hour without power after winds brought down the power pole. people living near baxter heard a loud explosion around 9:00 last night and say the noise was splitting a power pole. there was so much wind they feared for their safety. there was wind so intense i thought it was bling in the back door and there was

the final design must be areserved by caltran. if all goes as land it should be ready by 2018. >> the deadline for enrolling in health care plan undercover california is two days away. officials say the state is falling short of goal to sign up 1.7 million for private insurance in the second year the federal health expansion. officials say they are 400,000 short of the goal. make an appointment before sunday deadline and you have until february 29. enrollment fairs are held through the bay area. most who do not get health insurance in 2015 must pay a penalty of $325 or 2 percent of household income whichever is higher. >> thanks obama. >> this is totally going viral president obama using humor for remind americans of the health care deadline the white house put out this video showing the president and a man posing as an aide mugging in the mirror, taking selfies and it is not the first time he used humor to promote health care. other votes including an and comic stephen colbert. >> you may remember result bader ginsburg falling as

>> because we have done a great job to increase the safety. >> reporter: but caltrans doesn't oversee all of them. looking over the data from sonoma to freemont we saw 23 bridges owned by the local authorities that need to be retrofitted including eight crucial bridges and ramps that connect the bay bridge to yourrba buoy na. >> people will be able to go to point a to point b, but it will take a lot longer to go from one location to another. >> reporter: take this bridge owned by the city of freemont, and average 15,000 vehicles cross it everyday. you ski the visible signs of wear here, and it happens to be directly over b.a.r.t. which has no jurs dikisdiction over the bridge. prix mont plans to replace the bridge by the summer of 2016. meanwhile, as we wait for the inevitable. >> it is not a question of the, but when. >> reporter: dr. jim betts is frightened when the next big one hits. >> and you are limited when the resources come in, and how to get people out of that the dangerous area with wherever it is. >> reporter: and to give you a closerr look at what we found go to the websi

. >> reporter: caltrans says that flooding happens because santa clara county sits low. >> a lot of the highways and the freeways down there are close to the water tables. so they have a high water table, and so every time it rains heavily the water table rises and you will get flooding. >> reporter: when you see new areas of flooding like the one that happened on interstate 80 and ashby, it is because the thieves stole the copper wiring out of the station. >> the copper is lucrative and worth the risk for people. >> reporter: so chances are that you will encounter the underpass or intersection, and you should not drive through it, because you could be stranded if you try to drive through it. >> and your vehicle will be ruined, and you will have to call for a tow truck, and we will have limited resources. so rye to avoid it. >> reporter: there is a lot of talk recently about the aging infrastructure, and caltrans says that flooding can be blamed on the decades' old storm drains that desperately need an upgrade. nanette miranda. >> thank you. and the microcast coverage is going to to sta

caltran is trying to find the money to fix it. >> the first batch of 600,000 endangered salmon will be released to coincide with the run off of coming storms. 173,000 salmon juveniles will be released after sunset. the salmon association says that 95 percent of the baby salmon released last year were lost over the summer because of rising river temperatures caused by the drought. officials hope the release the next several days will be carried down the sacramento river by the storm run off through the delta, the bay, and into the ocean. >> the next few days hopefully a hilt drought relief. mike? >> hopefully. our fingers are crossed to get a dumping of wet weather and two storms coming in on the next atmospheric river event. if you head out it is mild in the san francisco area from 54 at ocean beach and west portal to 55 at sunny side and mission and coming across the golden gate bridge, downtown, through the ferry ending at 56 and 55 in the financial district. the temperatures are more in the mid-to-upper 40's compared to yesterday is we are three to five degrees cooler and 50 at belm

. >>> caltrans is holding a fire drill.equired to conduct the drill every year inside one of the bores. this video is from 2013. the drill gives crews a chance to test call boxes, fan, fire hydrants and escape passages. tonight's closure lasts until 4:00 a.m. tomorrow. the third bore remains open for drivers. >>> one of the top drivers for nascar has been suspended indefinitely for actions detrimental to stock car racing. kurt busch will not be allowed to participate in any nascar activities until further notice. this after a judge found that he committed a violent act against his ex-girlfriend. >>> explosions in the bay. tonight, plans to implode part of the bay bridge and the concerns that's raising with environmental groups. >> but up first, families defrauded after hiring a landscaper. the search for the man who took their money and ran. >>>2 investigates, a landscaper accused of collecting money for work he never completed. >> there's a warrant out for the man they knew add adam. >> reporter: collins was just trying to

and we actually just got off the phone with caltrans. even though the full freeway closure is picked up southbound 880 at marina in san leandro there are still two lanes blocked until 5:00. no delay, 61 miles per hour in the area. but again, caltrans crews are still out there kind of wrapping up the remaining roadwork that's been going on since overnight. and bart all on time so far. all the mass transit is on time >>> gas prices could go up 10 cents a gallon in the next few days because of an accident and shutdown at a major refinery in southern california. an explosion at the torrence exxonmobil refinery sent flames in the air. the facility will be closed until the state regulators figure out what happened there. a fire captain says it may have been caused by workers trying to activate a flare system to deal with a leak at the refinery. four employees had minor injuries. that fire sent ash down on cars in nearby parking lots. a smoke advisory was issued for the torrance area. together the refinery involved an idle tesoro refinery facil

the caltrans slammed into her around for 45 last not. the gates are still up the traffic was backed up in this force per card stay on the tracks they believe she proudly did not even see the train coming at 70 now and our slant into her she was rushed to the hospital where she later died. >> reporter: try to get everything back to normal kid could take several hours or even longer. >>: this is a terrible tragedy don't stop on the tracks and don't even start across the tracks into you are sure you can get all the way across. she stopped on the tracks and it was tragic. >> reporter: we are one to show you what they are doing the crossing gates need to be installed you can see some much wiring so much timing that needs to be coordinated they believe it will be here until 10:00 this morning. the woman her name not been released at the turn i can tell you she couldn't even decked out of the crossing because according to the investigations when she entered the intersection those skates without honor and she could not even back out in the force

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tom austin is the chief of the caltrans engineering office.s they have retrofitted more than 2,000 columns. but the agency could be forced to go back and redo some of the columns they retrofitted in the '90s. it may not be finished until the summer. can you identify those that you need to go back and retrofit again? >> yes. >> reporter: why? >> because we're know we've done a great job with their safety. >> reporter: but caltrans doesn't control all the columns, the investigative unit investigated with the data provided by caltrans from sonoma to fremont, we discovered 23 bridges owned by local authorities that still need to be retrofitted, including bridges and ramps that connect the island to the bay bridge. they're owned by the san francisco county transportation authority, which says the $6 million project will not be completed until 2019. >> with the damage of the bridges, the next work people will still be able to go from point a to point b, except it will take a lot longer to go from one location to the other. >> reporter: take this bri

caltrans crews usually pack up a lot of their work around that hour. here's a look at the san mateo bridge. you're cruising in both directions and i'm not seeing any roadwork projects on either side of the peninsula if you are traveling between 880 and 101. and 880 in oakland if you are heading towards downtown oakland or maybe even oakland coliseum or oakland airport everything is fine as you pass 66 and high street. sfo also looking great out of san bruno into millbrae and bart is on time. that's your latest "kcbs traffic." back to you guys. >> all right. thank you, elizabeth. >>> there is a new effort to speed up one of the bay area's toughest commutes. it's a trip from san rafael to richmond where the daily bridge backup typically runs 7 miles. last night the bay area council discussed a proposed third eastbound lane on the richmond/san rafael bridge. but many in attendance were not pleased to find out construction would not begin until 2018. >> all the politicians are here they want to do something. but what he said, let's scrunch that schedule of

i think that's lanes blocked from the caltrans construction crews. light heading into san francisco. >>> developing news in asia. rescue crews in taiwan have been pulling survivors from the wreckage of a plane that crashed into a shallow river. so far, there are 13 known survivors. 19 people are dead. and another 24 are missing. a local fire department official says there are still people in the front of the fuselage who are probably dead. they lost contact with the plane 2 minutes after take-off. the impact is caught on camera. amazing video. the plane is a french-made atr turboprop. it clipped a freeway and then landed in in a river in taipei harbor. in this country at least 7 people are dead after a commuter train slammed into an suv. the accident happened last night about to miles north of manhattan during the evening rush hour. investigators say the train hit a jeep stopped under a gate on the tracks triggering an explosion and fire. . >> i saw the first car was burned and i couldn't imagine how many people died. >> 650 people were on board the

so caltrans crews may be in the final wrapping upstages. and i guess unfortunately or fortunately delays are building on 205 typical stuff right now slug toshiba north flynn and then the usual clears out through the livermore valley and the dublin interchange. we can show you this live look through the dublin-pleasanton area. headlights everything looks great through the dublin interchange. if you are heading across the san mateo bridge, it looks like that -- those flashing lights that we saw a little earlier it was likely just something having to do with the overnight roadwork. roadwork continues until 11 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of 92 so all right here between foster city and hayward. actually you can see some of the flashing lights right there. a little confusing because there were no cars in the road but now you can see traffic beginning to pick up a little bit. and in the commute direction, everything is fine so far heading out to the peninsula. bay bridge toll plaza looking good. overnight roadwork scheduled until 5:00 on westbound

the caltrans crews are back hard at work this morning. they're hard at work at some of the bridges as well. a lot of road work there as well. i'll break it down for you coming up. >> on a tuesday. >> that's right. >>> the city council in san leandro has voted to move forward with a purchase of the armored vehicle despite concerns from some residents. the bear cat medevac will be mostly paid for with a federal grant. it's essentially an ambulance that can withstand bullets. police say it can keep them safe when dealing with violent criminals. >> in which it can be put on standby because we may have to use it to introduce those medical personnel to save people. or have it as a first response unit. >> i want to be safe. you know i don't have a problem with the police keeping us safe. but i do have a problem with the militarization. >> san leandro will share the vehicle with fremont police and alameda county fire. >>> there are now 92 cases of measles reported in california. and our christin ayers found out there's a new ultimatum in berkeley

it will allow caltrans to test technologies. will be rerouted to the third bore during that drill. and this weekend your telephone dialling habits will have to change if you're in the 415 area code. ska, you'll have to dial one plus area code even if it's another 415 number. if you forget, you'll get a reminder and your call will not go through. and a new area code 628 area code. that starts next month. but the dialling change begins this saturday. >> lots of information. >> i hate that tone. it's irritating. >> let's get the 411 on weather. >> from mr. 415 himself. we're number one. looking at live doppler 7 hd, we have had low clouds around longer today than expect sod it didn't warm up very much. right now, clear skies with low clouds present near the coast and expanding inland. temperatures about 54 degrees here in san francisco. 60 in hayward. and here is a live view looking at still bright western skies. we'll see low clouds expanding tonight. and sunday is oscar sunday now, here is a familiar pattern. a ridge of high pres

>>mark: a woman had killed by caltrans after her car stop on the tracks the tracks have been cleared with the damage remains this morning >>will tran: trains are going through the crossing right behind me this is on ravenswood the pacific crews have been here throughout the night we saw a train go by about five minutes ago still will be much slower than the norm in what could they would not want to enjoy the kill any of the crew members is been very busy man and they will be here in this for the next several hours with it would has done to the traffic situation this is alchemy of we are right in front of you cannot make a left onto ravenswood because of this accident was to please allow 445 yesterday afternoon and early evening she went through the crossing at all to men the park police officer this morning the gates were up at the time when she went through the traffic was backed up her car was stuck on the crossing the tracks the traps she probably should never saw the train coming when it slammed into her she was dressed to the hospital and later died by one she got into the cross

it will allow caltrans to test technologies. traffic will be rerouted to the third bore during that drill. and this weekend your telephone dialling habits will have to change if you're in the 415 area code. ska, you'll have to dial one plus area code even if it's another 415 number. if you forget, you'll get a reminder and your call will not go through. and a new area code 628 area code. that starts next month. but the dialling change begins this saturday. >> lots of information. >> i hate that tone. it's irritating. >> let's get the 411 on weather. >> from mr. 415 himself. we're number one. looking at live doppler 7 hd, we have had low clouds around longer today than expect sod it didn't warm up very much. right now, clear skies with low clouds present near the coast and expanding inland. temperatures about 54 degrees here in san francisco. 60 in hayward. and here is a live view looking at still bright western skies. we'll see low clouds expanding tonight. and sunday is oscar sunday now, here is a familiar pattern. a ridge of h

. >> tom is the chief of caltrans's earthquake planning office. he said caltranls has spent $14 billion retrofitting more than 2 2,000 bridges in california, but new earthquake data from the u.s. geologist agency may force them to go back and redo some of the bridges and columns from the '90s. which ones won't be made public. >> would you feel comfortable riding on the bridges that have been identified as needing to go back? >> yes, absolutely. >> why? >> we know we have done a great job in increasing the safety. >> caltrans doesn't control all of the bridges and columns. they merged with data provided by caltrans from sonoma to free freemont, we discovered 23 bridges that still need to be retrofitted, including eight crucial bridges and ramps that include yerba buena to the bay bridge. they're owned by the san francisco county transportation authority and it says the $66 million project won't be completed until 2019. >> the network is vast enough that people still will be able to go from point a to point b. except it will take a lot longer to go

in fact, it's covering about 40%. >> reporter: over the next 10 years, caltrans estimates there willa $59 billion shortfall in its maintenance budget meaning that much-needed repairs simply won't get done placing an additional strain on the state's already aging infrastructure. a big problem is cars are more fuel-efficient or don't use gas so the state is considering a plan to tax drivers based on how much they drive. but some worry the state may end up collecting information not only about how much you drive but where you go, as well. >> if it was a choice between, you know, invasion every privacy and having them know everywhere you went or increasing taxes, if i had to choose, i would do taxes. >> reporter: bob says the privacy issues can be addressed but he hopes it's a dire need for road and infrastructure repairs that drives the debate forward. >> most of the concern isn't really privacy. it's not wanting to pay taxes. i understand that. i don't like to pay taxes either. but i pay them willingly because that's the only way we cover government services. >> reporter: now, the stat

caltrans is taking a break for the presidents' day holiday as well. you won't have the usual overnight roadwork you sometimes see at this point of the morning. and commuters are getting a nice break as well. out of tracy. 205 is nearly empty right now. or shouldn't say that but sit in the green. so so far no -- sit in the green. so so far no delays into livermore. that's the latest kcbs traffic very quiet so far to drive. back to you guys. >>> okay liz thanks. time now 4:53. a how a pilot managed to miss some homes and made an emergency landing on a local golf course when we come back. >>> icy conditions and lake effect snow from nearby lake michigan are being blamed for in massive pileup in chicago. the chain reaction crash involved 38 cars and took hours to clear. witnesses say cars were spinning out and hitting other cars from different directions. 12 people were taken to the hospital. but they're expected to be okay. >>> small plane that was in trouble narrowly missed some homes in hayward before touching down on a golf course. pilot lost power sh

>>reporter: caltrans says they may be more problems with the new span of the bay bridge, more than 400 and arise in the base of the tower which was supposed to be covered with to which are filled with a grunt that some brought in various amounts the only one that is acceptable is the first conditions were is fully grown to out that is why we of the investing getting into this early tassos water may have already been compromised the integrity of the still rotted here is stanley roberts will from some people behaving badly. >>reporter: because of he follow whole hour's worth of people behaving badly the text on our special is next on kron 4 news is right after the newscast whether to do some old as some of the new. >>stanley roberts: they're writing tickets to people across the street is should not be is like a magnet you go outside and use them like an hour outside in people do bad things all around here there is too personalities i hope we get no book personalities is a love-hate relationship. that is what you can relate to the behaving badly the one hour special color right after the

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caltrans looking at several options for demolishing the old span of the bay bridge.can see, here is one of them blowing it up. caltrans says that's the fastest, cheapest and most environmentally friendly way to tear down the largest foundation of the bridge. crews would do that by attaching hundreds of controlled chargers to what is called pier e-3 underwater. engineers believe this november is the best time to use the explosives. they say that's when they'll see the lowest number of fish and marine life in the area. caltrans is running the idea by several environmental agencies for approval. >>> well 100 years ago, the eyes of the world were on san francisco as the city created one of the world's greatest celebrations. nbc bay area's joe rosato jr. takes us back to 1915 and a world's fair that in some ways is still with us today. >> reporter: san francisco's marina boulevard, a bayside street boastle starting views. this picture scene would give little hint of the party thrown here 100 years ago if it weren't for the opulent dome jutting from the lagoon a block away

. >> caltrans making it clear taxpayers will not are v.to pick up the tab for fixing a stuck elevator bridge. it stopped working about a month ago now stuck halfway up. according to a spokeswoman, the elevator is under warranty and costs absorbed by the contractor. >> caltrans had a landscape contractor remove a palm free that has been severely disstressed you may notice lower fronds have turned brown. >> that is good. >> still ahead tonight, we'll bring you latest on this plane crash look at that video. more than two dozen deaths but there is a survivor to tell you about as well. >> a surprise courtroom confession tonight a man charged with killing two sheriff deputies, admits he did it. >> and michael finney sounds an alarm tonight. what to do if thanks for the ride around norfolk! and i just wanted to say geico is proud to have served the military for over 75 years! roger that. captain's waiting to give you a tour of the wisconsin now. could've parked a little bit closer... it's gonna be dark by the time i get there. geico. proudly serving the military for over 75 years. ring ring!

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