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![Remains of Francis Scott Key Bridge pier. Remains of Francis Scott Key Bridge pier.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/TBS-L-KEYBRIDGESALVAGE-20-0417.jpg?w=140)
US-required bridge inspections don’t test for ship strike. Then, one hit the Key Bridge.
A product of 1970s, the Key Bridge’s defenses weren't upgraded to handle the risks posed...
![FBI agents on Monday boarded the Dali, the container ship that struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge nearly three weeks ago, the agency confirmed. FBI agents on Monday boarded the Dali, the container ship that struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge nearly three weeks ago, the agency confirmed.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/TBS-L-KEYBRIDGESALVAGE-13A.jpg?w=140)
FBI agents board cargo ship that caused Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse
FBI agents on Monday boarded the Dali, the container ship that struck the Francis Scott...
![Most of the bridges, like the Key Bridge, contain “fracture critical members,” according to federal data – meaning that if a single element is taken out, the entire structure could fall. Most of the bridges, like the Key Bridge, contain “fracture critical members,” according to federal data – meaning that if a single element is taken out, the entire structure could fall.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/bridge2.jpg?w=140)
Major US bridges could be vulnerable to ship collisions, including one just downstream from Key Bridge
Most of the bridges, like the Key Bridge, contain “fracture critical members,” according to federal...
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They said it: Building better bridges
Quote of the week.
![Rather than simply adding to the debt, Congress has many options to repurpose funds from the 2021 infrastructure bill. Rather than simply adding to the debt, Congress has many options to repurpose funds from the 2021 infrastructure bill.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GettyImages-2114900610.jpg?w=132)
Opinion: How to repair the Key Bridge without breaking the bank
Rather than simply adding to the debt, Congress has many options to repurpose funds from...
![As Big Sur's famed “Big Sur Arches” decay, there's a feud over bridge safety and beauty. As Big Sur's famed “Big Sur Arches” decay, there's a feud over bridge safety and beauty.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/SJM-L-BIGSURBRIDGE-12XX-100-02-6.jpg?w=120)
Save the railings! A battle cry for historic Big Sur bridge
As Big Sur's famed “Big Sur Arches” decay, there's a feud over bridge safety and...
![Authorities urged people to find alternate routes on Sunday evening when a fatal accident closed all westbound lanes of I-580 on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, starting around 8:40 p.m. Authorities urged people to find alternate routes on Sunday evening when a fatal accident closed all westbound lanes of I-580 on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, starting around 8:40 p.m.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/MIJ-L-BRIDGE-1203-01.jpg?w=128)
Teenager killed Sunday evening in crash on Richmond bridge
Authorities urged people to find alternate routes on Sunday evening when a fatal accident closed...
![The bicyclist versus boater conundrum speaks to the challenges of navigating competing interests in a hyper-developed region, and the hurdles to achieving infrastructure projects, even ones as seemingly innocuous as a pedestrian bridge. The bicyclist versus boater conundrum speaks to the challenges of navigating competing interests in a hyper-developed region, and the hurdles to achieving infrastructure projects, even ones as seemingly innocuous as a pedestrian bridge.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/SJM-L-ESTUARYBRIDGE-1120-1-1.jpg?w=126)
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Boaters and bicyclists at odds in debate over Alameda’s plan for drawbridge to Oakland
The bicyclist versus boater conundrum speaks to the challenges of navigating competing interests in a...
![A semi-truck crashed into a toll booth near the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge overnight, killing the driver and forcing significant closures lasting into the Tuesday commuting hours, according to authorities. A semi-truck crashed into a toll booth near the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge overnight, killing the driver and forcing significant closures lasting into the Tuesday commuting hours, according to authorities.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SJM-L-WEATHER-0930-1.jpg?w=132)
Driver killed in fiery toll booth crash on Richmond-San Rafael Bridge
A semi-truck crashed into a toll booth near the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge overnight, killing the...
![The question of who would bear the burden of a $1.50 bridge toll hike -- the working poor or the well-off -- is key to selling the bailout plan as legislative advocates strategize a fresh pitch for early next year. The question of who would bear the burden of a $1.50 bridge toll hike -- the working poor or the well-off -- is key to selling the bailout plan as legislative advocates strategize a fresh pitch for early next year.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SJM-L-CLOTRAFFIC-1012-1.jpg?w=137)
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Who’d shoulder higher Bay Area bridge tolls to bail out transit?
The question of who would bear the burden of a $1.50 bridge toll hike --...