CHP: Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Closed Due to Falling Concrete

At 11:51 am Thursday, the California Highway Patrol has shut down the I-580 Richmond-San Rafael Bridge is closed in both directions due to large pieces of concrete that fell from the top deck onto the lower deck.

CHP is working with CALTRANS to determine the problem and work on a solution.

CHP said around 12:10 pm that there is no estimated time to reopen.

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2:49 PM	87	[165] 34-C WB 580 IS OPEN #1 LN ONLY
2:48 PM	86	[164] ^*UPDATE SIGALERT* THE WB #1 LANE IN OPEN – WB #2-3 LANE REMAIN CLOSED – ALL EB LANES REMAIN CLOSED – CONTINUE USE ALT ROUTES DUE TO UNK ETO – EXPECT HEAVY DELAYS DURING COMMUTE TRAFFIC
2:42 PM	85	[163] 1039 DOTCC
2:38 PM	84	[159] [Notification] [CHP]-READY TO OPEN WB 580 #1 LN ONLY // CONE PATTERN PLACE HAVE THEM BRING A LEAD CAR THRU // GO SLOW [Shared]
2:32 PM	83	[158] Secondary Location for A34-046: POST 2 BELLAM ONR TO EB 580,
2:20 PM	82	[154] CHP MARIN PIO AT TP FOR INTERVIEWS FOR MEDIA
2:04 PM	81	[153] 1039 RP LINE 149
1:55 PM	80	[151] 34-20 FOR S1 MEDIA SB 101 CLOUSRE IN REV GORE PT // S1 COPIES ITS OK
1:52 PM	79	[149] [Notification] [CHP]-RESIDENT WHO LIVES AT SAN QUENTIN VILLAGE IS INQUIRING ALTERNATE LOCATION TO GET HOME 10 MAIN ST – HE ADV ALL ACCESS IS CLOSED [Shared]
1:45 PM	78	[147] GG1485 AREA ASSIST FOR TRAFFIC BACK UP ON SR37
1:43 PM	77	[146] Secondary Location for A34-046: POST 2 BELLAM ONR TO EB 580,
1:41 PM	76	[143] Secondary Location for A34-115: POST 4 MAIN ST ONR TO EB 580,
1:41 PM	75	[142] 34-115 MAIN ONR TO EB 580
1:33 PM	74	[133] FIXED POST 4 – MAIN ST ONR TO EB 580
1:33 PM	73	[131] FIXED POST 2 – BELLAM ONR TO EB 580
1:32 PM	72	[129] 34-M2 BELLAM ONR TO EB 580 HARD CLOSURE //DOT IS 1097
1:14 PM	71	[126] 34-S3 LAST OF TRAFFIC IS OFF THE BRIDGE
1:12 PM	70	[123] CMS NB AT LUCKY RICH SAN RAFAEL BRIDGE CLOSED DONT USE SIR FRANCIS DRAKE
1:09 PM	69	[120] PERMAMENT CLOSURE MAIN ONR TO EB 580 PER M1
1:07 PM	68	[119] BLK TOYT 1124 ON RHS EB 580 AT MIDSPAN 6URE699
1:07 PM	67	[118] 34-C 1124 RHS EB AT MIDSPAN BLK TOYT 6URE699 29 CLR 28 TO 12 TOYT VAN
1:01 PM	66	[116] GHILOTTI CONSTRUCTION ASSISTING W/ TRAFF BARICADES LET THEM THRU THE CLOSURE PER M1
12:53 PM	65	[114] A96-058M WB HARD CLOSURE IS SET
12:51 PM	64	[113] [Notification] [CHP]-PER ANOTHER, SEVERAL DRVRS AT MIDSPAN GETTING OO THEIR VEHS AND WALKING AROUND ** CTZN REQ CHP SENT UNIT TO CALM DOWN DRVRS AT MID-SPAN [Shared]
12:44 PM	63	[112] EB TRAFFIC GOING THRU/NOT LETTING ANY VEHS TURN AROUND PER S1
12:39 PM	62	[110] A96-058M CAL TRANS ENGINEERS JUST WALKED THROUGH CLOSURE ENRT NOW
12:31 PM	61	[108] CAL TRANS ETO 4 HR CLOSURE PER S3
12:28 PM	60	[106] 1039 DOT-CC, NEED DOT AT ANDERSON ONR AT SIR FRANCIS DRAKE TO RELIEVE SAN RAFAEL PD
12:23 PM	59	[104] 1039 SAN RAFAEL PD ADVD DOT WILL BE RELIEVING THEM
12:23 PM	58	[103] 34-S3 ADV ESCORTING VEHS OFF BRIDGE NOW
12:19 PM	57	[97] USING #2 LANE WHEN ESCORTING BEGINS
12:18 PM	56	[96] S3 COPIES LINE LINE 88 // WILL BE EXITING VEHS OFF BRIDGE
12:17 PM	55	[98] [Appended, 12:19:19] [1] ADVD MULT VEHS STARTING TO BACK UP AND GO WW ON BRG TO GET OO THE CLOSURE
12:10 PM	54	[92] [Notification] [CHP]-96-58M MEDIA STARTING TO SHOW UP WILL STAGE THEM AT E LOT OF TP [Shared]
12:09 PM	53	[91] 1039 RCH FIRE and RCH PD
12:07 PM	52	[88] A96-058M WB IS CLOSED DIVERTING TRFC OFF STENMARK
12:07 PM	51	[87] 1039 SAN QUENTIN PRISON AND SAN RAFAEL PD
12:06 PM	50	[86] A96-058M ABOUT TO GO 97 FOR WB CLOSURE REQ NTFY TP TO SHUT IT DOWN
12:06 PM	49	[84] C292 EB 580 JEO MAIN GETTING VEHS TURNED NEED UNIT UNDER MAIN STREET TO ASSIST VEHS OFF BRIDGE // Z2 ENRT TO HANDLE
12:05 PM	48	[83] [Notification] [CHP]-SAN QUENTIN ADV THEY HAVE A MARKED VAN # 315 1097 ON THE EB SPAN — W/2 MENTAL HEALTH PATIENTS ENRT TO CMF — CURRENTLY C4 – THEY COPY CHP PHONE # AND LOG # IF ASSISTANCE NEEDED [Shared]
12:04 PM	47	[82] 1039 DOT-CC
12:04 PM	46	[81] 1039 DOTCC
12:03 PM	45	[79] [Notification] [CHP]-PER INV PTY BLK CHEV SUV EB 580 JWO MID SPAN — VEHS ARE MAKING 3 POINTS TURNS AND ATTEMPTIONG TO DRIVE WWAY TO GET OFF BRDG AND APPEAR TO BE LEAVING VEH 1124 ON BRDG NEG VISUAL OF CHP – PEOPLE STARTING TO PANIC – SAG [Shared]
12:03 PM	44	[78] [Notification] [CHP]-LL WITH SFRL PD NOW REQ IF THEY ARE THERE FOR THE DURATION OF CLOSURE OR JUST TIL BRDG CLRD // ENRT TO SFD AND ANDERSON [Shared]
12:03 PM	43	[77] 34-S1 AND S2 108 IN ONE VEH
12:03 PM	42	[76] REQ CALTRANS HARD CLOSURE TO LINE 75
12:02 PM	41	[74] BELLAM ONR TO EB 580
12:02 PM	40	[72] NEED UNIT EB 580 AT MAIN ONR
12:02 PM	39	[71] 34-S1 WHEN OAKLAND HAS WB CLOSED // EB WILL BE OPEN TO EMPTY THE BRIDGE
12:00 PM	38	[69] [Notification] [CHP]-VIA LL 34-S3 WILL NEED C/T HARD CLOSURES FOR THE ALL THE ONR LEADING UP TO THE BRDG , ROUTED TO TMC [Shared]
12:00 PM	37	[68] 1039 COCO SO AND COCO FIRE FOR NOTIFICATIONS
12:00 PM	36	[67] C292 AT MAIN ST TURNING VEHS AROUND
11:58 AM	35	[63] [Notification] [CHP]-PER SRFL PD // REQ ID CHP WANTS THEM TO 1023 AT SFD AT ANDERSON FOR DURATION OF THE CLOSURE // OR JUST TIL BRDG IS CLR [Shared]
11:58 AM	34	[62] 1039 RICH PD FOR PD AND FIRE NOTIFICATIONS
11:57 AM	33	[58] ONCE BRIDGE IS CLEARED // CHP WILL BE TAKING ALL VEHS OFF BRIDGE
11:57 AM	32	[57] 1039 SFPD FOR NOTIFICATION FOR THEIR RESPONDERS
11:54 AM	31	[50] LE 1039 GGPSDS TO NOTIFY ENTAC
11:53 AM	30	[49] 1039 SAN RAFAEL PD
11:52 AM	29	[47] ANDERSON ONR TO SFD // AND RE ROUTING THRU THEIR CITY
11:51 AM	28	[46] [Notification] [CHP]-~*UPDATE SIGLERT* SAN RAFEAL/RICHMOND BRIDGE CLOSED IN BOTH WESTBOUND AND EASTBOUND DIRECTIONS, UNK ETO
11:50 AM	27	[45] 1039 DOTCC
11:49 AM	26	[43] 1039 ALCO SO FOR INFO
11:48 AM	25	[42] 96-OIC VIA LL REQ CALTRANS TO START HARD CLOSURE AND FUNNEL TRFC OFF AT RICHMOND PKWY AND TURN THEM AROUND
11:48 AM	24	[41] 1039 CONTRA COSTA SO
11:47 AM	23	[40] 1039 MARIN SO
11:47 AM	22	[39] 1039 BRDG
11:47 AM	21	[38] 96-58M REQ 1021 BRDG HAVE THEM SHUT DOWN TP
11:45 AM	20	[34] ADVISE ALL ALLIED AGENCIES // ALL PD AND EMS AND FIRE CENTER
11:43 AM	19	[33] 34-S3 MARIN TO CLOSE EB 580 AT SFD
11:42 AM	18	[32] [Notification] [CHP]-PER ANOTHER / MULTIPLE VEHS PASSING ON RHS / EB 580 AT MIDSPAN
11:42 AM	17	[31] 34-S3 SHUTTING DOWN BRIDGE 100 PERCENT EB AND WB NEED OAKLAND TO SHUT DOWN WB DIRECTION
11:29 AM	16	[28] PER TMC CCTV, CALTRANS 10-97
11:28 AM	15	[27] WB LANES OPEN
11:27 AM	14	[26] [Notification] [CHP]-PLS CONFIRM ALL WB LANES ARE OPEN TO TRAFFIC
11:21 AM	13	[25] [Notification] [CHP]-~*ISSUE SIGALERT* EB 580 EAST OF MIDSPAN, ALL LANES BLOCKED DUE TO CONCRETE FALLING FROM UPPER DECK ONTO LOWER DECK, UNK ETO
11:19 AM	12	[24] 1039 DOTCC TMT SIGN TRUCK SUP
11:19 AM	11	[22] AFFIRM ON SIGALERT
11:18 AM	10	[21] [Notification] [CHP]-IS SIGALERT NEEDED?
11:17 AM	9	[19] PER 34-S3 IS 1097 W/DAMAGED SECTION // NEED CALTRANS TO RESPOND ON EXP
11:17 AM	8	[16] 1039 DOTCC, 1023 FOR ETA
11:15 AM	7	[13] LARGE CHUCKS DROPPING FOOTBALL TO GOLF BALL SIZE // NEED CALTRANS TO RESPOND EXPEDIETE OCC ACROSS ALL LANES — MOSTLY #1 #3 LANES
10:57 AM	6	[11] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1183-Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj to 1182-Trfc Collision-No Inj by CHP
10:42 AM	5	[10] 1039 BRIDGE
10:41 AM	4	[7] 1039 BRG
10:39 AM	3	[5] DEBRIS POSS STILL 1125 / POSS STRUCTURAL DMG TO BRG
10:39 AM	2	[3] MAJ DMG TO VEH
10:35 AM	1	[2] VIC VEH WHI MERZ
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