the unique kuferdam technology will be used during the construction of the lena bridge in yakutia.s method for the manufacture of the foundations of the main pylons of the bridge will be used in russia for the first time. specialists plan to complete all preparatory work before the cold weather. inna udovkina found out how the process is going. large-scale work is being carried out at several sites at once, in this on the spot, the builders began commissioning a special machine, which will be used to produce frames for the piles that will form the foundation of the bridge. people come up, take the reinforcement, and place it here. it is fed to the machine, pulled through, thereby speeding up the production process by about five times compared to manual assembly. at the same time , a technological road is being built across the tabaginskaya channel with the working bridge, it will connect the first and second sites, which will ensure an uninterrupted supply of materials to the main construction site. two technological sites on the left bank and two. on the right are being built on t

the length of the lena bridge will exceed 4 km, with access roads it will be more than fourteen.ever built a transport artery of such a scale in the conditions of the eternal mirzlota; more than 500 cars per day will be able to travel along it. specialists are laying slabs for the future shift camp and are starting to install a concrete plant, where the necessary materials will be produced. local companies have been involved in the construction. the number of workers will increase to one and a half thousand people by 2026. the bridge is planned to be built in record time, less than 5 years. according to the characteristics, there are such bridges, but we have special conditions construction, difficult conditions. i am very happy that i work here. is the most important transport artery of eastern siberia in the far north, through which millions of tons of cargo are transported annually. the economic effect of the artificial structure is significant. the lena bridge will not only reduce costs for... logistics, increase the transport accessibility of the far east, the connection of

lena. and we have a traffic alert. the metering lights at the bay bridge toll plaza have just been turned on, so we're going to see a backuptart to grow at the tolls. right now, the drive time from highway four to san francisco is 38 minutes. >> an update to a story we've been following a lawsuit filed by bart workers who lost their jobs over a covid vaccine mandate. a federal jury has sided with the fired workers. there are six of them total in the lawsuit, and each will receive more than $1 million. the workers argued bart did not accommodate the religious vaccine exemptions. bart has not commented on yesterday's decision. we're learning about a possible powerful new weapon that could have a major impact on the ongoing fentanyl crisis. researchers at the lawrence livermore lab say they developed a new drug that could bring users back from a potential overdose quickly and more effectively than ever before. the drug is called subutex. researchers say it binds directly to the opioid, which then neutralizes it and allows it to be flushed out of the body faster. in non-human tests, they say, it cuts specific recovery times in

lena. >> thank you. police in oakland are investigating a bizarre situation that played out near the bay bridge toll plaza last night. first, there was a crash involving a suspected dui driver. and at least two cars. then one of the drivers involved stole a caltrans truck. police tracked it to a spot near the port of oakland. our crew saw chp officers put a woman in handcuffs. the chp says it's not clear how the driver got the caltrans truck, but the caltrans employee was not hurt. >> and in concord, three people are in custody. this morning after police say a man was intentionally run over with a car and killed. investigators say it started with an argument at the bond fair markets gas station on grant street. this was off solano way. the fight escalated into one man being run over. there was a large police presence in the neighborhood near the gas station as they searched for suspects. police are looking for surveillance video of the crash. >> we're learning new details about a deadly crash in the north bay. police say it was a result of a road rage spree carried out by one angry driver. one person died

lena howland, abc seven news. >> all right. and there's a traffic alert. metering lights have been turned on at the bay bridge toll plaza. drive time right now from highway four to san francisco is 39 minutes. and we'll expect to see it grow. amanda. >> thank you. francis. vice president kamala harris will be lighting up the las vegas sphere with a new ad. this is the first time the exosphere has displayed a campaign advertisement. the ad encourages people to go out and vote on november 5th. we are now just six days to election day. the candidates are making their closing arguments to americans. vp harris is in washington, dc as she was calling former president donald trump a petty tyrant. trump in pennsylvania trying to distance himself from the racist comments made at his rally in new york on sunday. here's abc news reporter perry russom. >> reporter with a backdrop of the white house vice president kamala harris making her closing argument less than one week away from election day. >> we have to stop pointing fingers and start locking arms. it is time to turn the page o the drama and the conflict, the fear and divisio

bridge right now, amanda. and back to that heat. now >> san francisco residents are taking this city scorcher seriously. abc7 news reporter lena howland joins us live in. lena, how are people getting prepared for what's expected to be the hottest day in the city in two years? >> yeah, that's right, drew has been warning us about this san francisco could hit 90 degrees today for the first time in two years. that's why people across the city are making sure that they've got their ac and their fans ready to go. now, keep in mind that this comes as the bay area, including san francisco, is under a heat advisory until at least wednesday afternoon. keep in mind the city is particularly vulnerable to extreme heat because our bodies aren't used to it and our buildings aren't designed for it. a reason why kevin ray has had to make a big purchase a couple of months ago, and hardware stores are staying stocked up just in case. >> we bought an air conditioner because we just need to be able to sleep at night. we knew that this day was coming and you kno, in the years past, it was like a 1 or 2 days now and then, but like a week straight,