For a full weekend this month, Caltrans is closing a major Bay Area bridge’s westbound access to conduct road repair. Travelers on Interstate 80 bound for San Francisco will have to circumvent the Carquinez Bridge, also known as the Alfred Zampa Memorial Bridge, for 53 hours.
The bridge will allow one-way, eastbound access only from Friday, Aug. 21, at 10 p.m. until 3 a.m on Monday, Aug. 24. The bike and pedestrian path is also closing during this period.
Caltrans issued a pair of detours, one for local traffic and another for motorists coming from farther east on I-80, to ease congestion in Vallejo and Benicia. Caltrans asks that drivers coming from Sacramento or Tahoe take Interstate 680 in Fairfield instead and reconnect with I-80 through state Route 4.
The extra detour is in response to public outcry after a Carquinez Bridge closure in 2023 impacted neighboring communities, explained Caltrans spokesperson Sabrina Martinez…