. >> the driver christopher knight did not appear to be injured or impaired. >> i am not sure what the reason was. that is under investigation. >> reporter: the gas under mined the integrity of the road, a section will have to be replaced before traffic can resume tomorrow. but it could have been a lot worse. >> thank god it didn't go up in flames. >> reporter: here in the west gate of san quentin state prison a number of large construction vehicles went through. if you go over here to the left you will see a large flatbed truck and that truck is here for one reason, and that is to pick up part of this truck, the tractor or one of the tanks or both of them. we will find that out shortly. debora villalon will be here for the 10:00 p.m. news. this is tom vacar,. >> reporter: tom vacar ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the scene is on interstate 80 near the travis boulevard exit. a tanker drove off on to the shoulder, tipped over and caught fire about 3:20 p.m. the driver was unharmed. there is no word of other injuries. initially all lanes were shut down. currently the right lanes on eastbound 80

. >> reporter: so fortunately the driver, 30-year-old christopher knight of sacramento, frank, not injured in this accident. that's the good news here. >> tell us, mark, how come it took so long to reopen the road? >> reporter: there are several reasons. an interesting one, the trucking company had to call in the crews to clean up the fuel. then once that happened, some of the hoses needed backup so it took additional time monday morning to get additional hose this is here. and, of course, then they had to get the fuel off the road before they could flip the truck and get it out fearful that one little spark would ignite this huge blaze. live in marin county, mark kelly, kpix 5. >>> muni operators have ratified a new contract. the tentative agreement includes raises of about 14% over three years, enough to cover new contributions to their pensions as well as additional pay hikes. former san francisco mayor willie brown played a key role in brokering the deal last month. the mta is expected to give its final approval soon. >>> letting water run down the storm drain is going to be more expen