. >> doyle drive named after frank doyle, the banker who helped promote the bonds sold to finance the golden gate bridge. >> abc 7 news is your source for the doyle drive closure and there is trancis and sue hall will be here watching traffic. we'll have updates for you and there is ultimate routes you can take and you can down load the exclusive waze app. show us traffic encountered this weekend upload your video or e mail your photos. >> you can post on facebook.com/abc 7 news moving on we're follow prog gres tonight of a dolphin trying to find it's way out of the coastal waterway. we're live with another marine mammal off course. >> also an east bay taxi driver is robbed and stuffed into a trunk of his own can. a harrowing ride could have cost him his life. >> and i'll give you a look inside of a one of a kind tunnel project below the bay protecting local water supplies. stay with us. >>> a east bay cab driver picked up three men at the bart station, drove them to andock. they robbed him and stuffed him in the trunk. >> this man is a cab driver who may have just endured the most-ha

. >> doyle drive bears the names of early transportation advocate frank doyle. was built at a time super the presidio was still an active arm base. >> actually they wanted to keep people out of the army base. >> reporter: and time was not kind to doyle drive. it's listed as one of the most seismically unsafe bridges in the united states. though it took years to build doyle drive, it will take just a weekend to knock it down. crews will employ some of the same heavy machinery used to clear the world trade center debris. and as doyle drive comes down, a sleek any parkway will stand in its place, a more fitting opening act to the nearby main attraction. joer r offsato jr., nbc news. >>> some tight families budgets mean for money for prom dresses. that's about to change. prom dresses will be distributed, part of "operation prom dress" donation drive. the vice mayor is managing the event. they'll distribute the dresses from 10:00 this morning until 2:00 this afternoon at the seven trees community ser? san jose on cas drive. >>> they're futuristic and make get you you

. >> reporter: doyle drive bears the name of frank doyle.t was built at a time when the prosidio was an active base. >> we didn't care about aesthetics, just wanted to keep people out of the army base. >> reporter: and time was not kind to doyle drive, listed as one of the most seismically bridges in the u.s. >> if it comes down by our own plans, mother anywnature will t it down eventually. >> reporter: it will take just a weekend to knock it down. crews will employ some of the same heavy machinery used to clear the world trade center debris. and as doyle drive comes down, a sleek new parkway will stand in its place, a more fitting opening act to the nearby attraction. joe rosato jr., nbc bay area news. >> we are acknowledging and honoring doyle drive. still ahead at 6:00, the new concerns over nail polish at bay area salons. >> plus, why the next trip to the dentist's office could be dangerous. the procedure being linked to brain tumors. >> and a major announcement by the attorneys representing the man shot and killed by trayvon martin. >>>

begun, happening now the destruction of doyle drive and the detour that could bog down traffic all weekend long. good evening i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. doyle drive is closed and it's coming down. chopper2 news was on hand when the road was shut down. built back in the 1930s, traffic lanes were narrow and no longer met savety standards. we have team coverage of this major project, eric rasmussen has been if finding out how people plan to get around the closure. but we start with patti lee and the scene that started two hours ago. >> reporter: we're at a great standpoint where we can show you the site. four sections of doyle drive are being torn down at the same time. crews have 54 hours to remove the structure, and build a new structure for drivers. >> you have people above the deck, below the deck, on the ground. >> reporter: crews told us the job starts from the top to the bottom. >> when they do that is they bring down the gourders, then they're going to bring down the -- >> reporter: ktvu was there when heavy machinery ripped down. we saw vehicles making their way down a bridge resort for the last time. highway patrol

begun, happening now the destruction of doyle drive and the detour that could bog down traffic all weekend long. good evening i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. doyle drive is closed and it's coming down. chopper2 news was on hand when the road was shut down. built back in the 1930s, traffic lanes were narrow and no longer met savety standards. we have team coverage of this major project, eric rasmussen has been if finding out how people plan to get around the closure. but we start with patti lee and the scene that started two hours ago. >> reporter: we're at a great standpoint where we can show you the site. four sections of doyle drive are being torn down at the same time. crews have 54 hours to remove the structure, and build a new structure for drivers. >> you have people above the deck, below the deck, on the ground. >> reporter: crews told us the job starts from the top to the bottom. >> when they do that is they bring down the gourders, then they're going to bring down the -- >> reporter: ktvu was there when heavy machinery ripped down. we saw vehicles making their way down a bridge resort for the last time. highway patrol

demolition crews prepare to knock down the doyle drive approach to the golden gate bridge, drivers brace for gridlock. good evening, i'm julie haener. >> i'm frank somerville. this weekend, doyle drive is coming down. but for two days and three nights, drivers may have to deal with detours and long delays, the demolition is set to begin friday at 8:00. >> reporter: frank, behind me is doyle drive. it's the length of ten football fields. the demolition is expected to cause headaches for drivers all weekend. along san francisco's waterfront, they plan to keep its promise from farm to table. >> we've got to have something to sell. it's got to get here one way or another. >> reporter: it normally takes an hour and a half without traffic. >> will likely take the bay bridge across. it's going to add some time onto our deliveries. but we've got to get it here. >> reporter: friday night at 8:00, crews will start demolition, because it is seismically unsafe. drivers will need to use 19th avenue, and presidio boulevard, and can expect gridlocks. >> highway 1 just does not have the capacity. it cannot handle the volume. >> reporter: adding to the normal tr

demolition crews prepare to knock down the doyle drive approach to the golden gate bridge, drivers brace for gridlock. good evening, i'm julie haener. >> i'm frank somerville. this weekend, doyle drive is coming down. but for two days and three nights, drivers may have to deal with detours and long delays, the demolition is set to begin friday at 8:00. >> reporter: frank, behind me is doyle drive. it's the length of ten football fields. the demolition is expected to cause headaches for drivers all weekend. along san francisco's waterfront, they plan to keep its promise from farm to table. >> we've got to have something to sell. it's got to get here one way or another. >> reporter: it normally takes an hour and a half without traffic. >> will likely take the bay bridge across. it's going to add some time onto our deliveries. but we've got to get it here. >> reporter: friday night at 8:00, crews will start demolition, because it is seismically unsafe. drivers will need to use 19th avenue, and presidio boulevard, and can expect gridlocks. >> highway 1 just does not have the capacity. it cannot handle the volume. >> reporter: adding to the normal tr

amber-- >> frank, if you take a look behind me you can see that heavy machinery has already been brought in to down doyle drive. tonight a business owner and others told us they welcome the improve but not the inconvenience that this project may cause. the owner told us three clients have cancelled their appointments this weekend over concerns of gridlock. >> my concern is that my employees which i have 15 of don't have any parking, they're not going to be able to get to work on time. and my customers are going to be making the appointments on time because there's going to be so much traffic. >> reporter: doyle drive will be closed tomorrow night so that crews can tear down the unsafe structure. >> where they may expect some public with the motoring public they add a police officer. give yourself time and plan for heavy traffic, other wise try to do something closer to your home. >> reporter: this couple told us they still plan to attend the beer festival at fort mason. >> probably take a cab if anything. i don't want to drive and be in this area and get stuck in traffic. >> reporter: this san francisco

amber-- >> frank, if you take a look behind me you can see that heavy machinery has already been brought in to tear down doyle drive. tonight a business owner and others told us they welcome the improve but not the inconvenience that this project may cause. the owner told us three clients have cancelled their appointments this weekend over concerns of gridlock. >> my concern is that my employees which i have 15 of don't have any parking, they're not going to be able to get to work on time. and my customers are going to be making the appointments on time because there's going to be so much traffic. >> reporter: doyle drive will be closed tomorrow night so that crews can tear down the unsafe structure. >> where they may expect some public with the motoring public they add a police officer. give yourself time and plan for heavy traffic, other wise try to do something closer to your home. >> reporter: this couple told us they still plan to attend the beer festival at fort mason. >> probably take a cab if anything. i don't want to drive and be in this area and get stuck in traffic. >> reporter: this san francisco