On Labor Day weekend, while schedule construction was being done, a cracked I-bar was found on another part of the Oakland- Bay Bridge. Quickly a bracket was designed, made , and put in place and the bridge opened only an hour behind schedule.
Today at 5:30, the bracket made in September and a cable attached to it fell onto the upper deck of the bridge. No one was seriously hurt (just auto glass fragments in eyes) and three vehicles were damaged. They are closing the entire bridge.
On Labor Day weekend, the closure was planned and it was a holiday weekend, so there wasn't much trouble. This closure will really cause a cluster **** tonight and tomorrow as about 500,000 cars go over it a day.
At least Chef Jim will have a quiet night, as he lives in the shadow of the bridge.