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Gunman in Custody After Standoff on SF Bay Bridge

(Nov. 11) -- An armed man who claimed to have explosives in his car is in custody today after an hour-long standoff with police on San Francisco's Bay Bridge, officials said. The Contra Costa Times reports that the unidentified man called police this morning and warned them that he had a pipe bomb in his SUV. Then he...

Across US, Infrastructure Is Crumbling

SAN FRANCISCO -- Billions of dollars from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 are being spent on infrastructure projects across the country, but as last week's closing of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge shows, for every problem that gets addressed, it seems like 10 more are waiting. Built in 1936, and...

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An 'Icon Of Embarrassment'?

As a tourist, you might refer to the Bay Bridge as a spectacular sight; as a local, you will probably call it congested.

THE HUFFINGTON POST - LOCAL

Bay Bridge Safety Technician Fired Amidst Massive Fabrication Scandal

The California Department of Transportation said Monday it has fired a technician responsible for seismic testing to ensure the safety of the new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge after an investigation concluded he falsified safety tests on other projects.

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China machinery maker wraps up work on Bay Bridge

SHANGHAI -Working around the clock, China's biggest heavy machinery maker put the final touches Monday on sections of the new east span of the San Francisco Bay Bridge, the biggest project so far for the state-run giant expanding in the global construction market.