KPIX CBS 5 Eyewitness News At 5AM October 15, 2010
of that crack. failure happened on part of the beam that was installed in 2001 in the effort to strengthen the bridge in case of an earthquake. caltrans says that despite the crack, the bridge is still not in any danger of collapse. the highway patrol says that this one lane closure did result in some heavy backups during the morning commute. but really no disastrous traffic jams. but again, on this friday commute, it could be different. so you might want to think alternate routes. for more on the traffic issues, let's switch over to elizabeth wenger for more. elizabeth just a moment...