All EB lanes closed at I-580 on Richmond-San Rafael Bridge; no estimated time of reopening, CHP says
All eastbound lanes on Interstate 580 at the Richmond-San Rafael bridge are closed due to police activity, the Marin County CHP says.
All EB lanes closed at I-580 on Richmond-San Rafael Bridge; no estimated time of reopening, CHP says
MARIN COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) -- The Richmond-San Rafael Bridge is still closed as of 10:30 p.m. Friday in the eastbound direction due to police activity.
The lanes were closed at 11:40 a.m. while police attempted to apprehend a man, and were still shut as of 9 p.m., CHP spokesman Darrell Horner said. Westbound traffic remained open.
The man apparently rode a bicycle onto the bridge's upper, westbound level, then climbed down to the lower, eastbound lanes, he said.
Traffic onto the bridge was closed at Main Street and at Bellam Boulevard in San Rafael, he said.
This incident has impacted traffic all over the Bay Area including on the streets of San Francisco that are still at a crawl Friday night.
Drivers expressed frustration as they were stuck in stand-still traffic.
"This is ridiculous, it's unbelievable! It's unbelievable why we have to sit this long when they know people are just getting off work and they can't get home, I'm a diabetic, what if my sugar dropped or something? I'd be messed up!" Hercules resident Elaine Vaughn said.
"I know people that work around here, some people went through San Francisco and they're still stuck in San Francisco, some people went through Novato, they're still stuck in Novato," Richmond resident Luis Rojo said.
At this time, it's unknown when the eastbound direction of the Richmond Bridge will reopen. CHP officers can be heard saying, "try to find any other way to get home, there's no point in just sitting around waiting."
Horner recommended that motorists check 511.org to see where traffic was the heaviest and take an alternate route.
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Source: KGO-TV
