Freeway Collapse

Posted on April 29, 2007
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Freeway Collapse on Highway 580 Eastbound

Originally uploaded by Thomas Hawk.

Ugh! The freeway collapse was about 1.3 miles from my house, and unfortunately between me and Sunnyvale… That means I’m liable to have some “interesting” commutes for the next few months. Fortunately, Brickhouse is open for business!

I could have just been my paranoia but the neighborhood already seemed congested today… I heard one TV announcer suggest that commuters trying to get to 880 from San Francisco could head north and exit at Ashby. This basically turns my neighborhood (Ashby, San Pablo, Hollis, etc.) into the detour.

There have been choppers overhead all day… I am surprised we didn’t hear or smell anything last night/this morning.

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6 Responses to “Freeway Collapse”

  1. Bradley Horowitz on April 29th, 2007 7:53 pm

    And… thank god no one got hurt.

  2. John on April 30th, 2007 12:14 am

    Take BART & Caltrain to work? BART is free tomorrow (Monday). Or take 880 South and take the San Mateo bridge or Dumbarton.

  3. Scripting News for 4/30/2007 « Scripting News Annex on April 30th, 2007 7:30 am

    […] Bradley Horowitz, who lives in Berkeley and works at Yahoo (in Sunnyvale) also has a long period of traffic nightmares to look forward to. Maybe enlightened high-tech employers will take this opportunity to distribute their workplace. […]

  4. 6TY » Blog Archive » Bay Area Outage, Day 2 on April 30th, 2007 11:08 am

    […] Bradley Horowitz, who lives in Berkeley and works at Yahoo has a daily two-way traffic nightmare to look forward to. Maybe enlightened high-tech employers will take this opportunity to distribute their workplace. […]

  5. David Van Couvering on April 30th, 2007 2:44 pm

    Hey, Bradley. You *can* do this by public transit, and I’ve done it (customer meeting). Let’s see: BART to Caltrain, Caltrain to Menlo PARK, VTA to the stop just near Yahoo!.

    OK, it does take about 2 1/2 hours, but most of the time I’m working. Use your phone as a bluetooth modem and you’re good to go! :)

  6. Bradley Horowitz on April 30th, 2007 8:56 pm

    Ah… yes, you’re right. Another way is Amtrak Capitol Corridor from Emeryville (short walk from my house) to Santa Clara (to the shuttle that Yahoo operates…) And… we have a WiFi enabled shuttle from Berkeley! So plenty of options!

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