01 May 2007

MacArthur Maze Is Melting In the Dark...

We returned home to the news of Sunday's gas-tanker explosion at the MacArthur Maze - the convergance of three highways in the East Bay as they approach the Bay Bridge. Judging from news reports, the explosion and resulting highway collapse seem to be a bit north of my normal everyday route on and off the bridge.

I'll need to get a gauge tomorrow of how re-routed traffic effects my morning and afternoon commutes. If blogging is light through the rest of the week, then chalk it up to heavy traffic on I-880.

But all news reports seem to indicate that traffic jams were minimal this evening. We'll see how long it lasts while repairs and rebuilding are done.

(Photo: KPIX-TV, San Francisco)