Westbound I-80 Reopened After Man Perched on Overpass Comes Down

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By Bay City News

UPDATE: Authorities have reopened westbound Interstate Highway 80 in
Vallejo, where a man had shut down traffic by climbing over a fence on a
freeway overpass.

Negotiators were called in to speak with the man, who agreed to come down around 2:15 p.m.

STORY: Authorities shut down westbound Interstate Highway 80 in Vallejo, where a man is perched on an overcrossing above lanes of traffic.  

Vallejo police Sgt. Herman Robinson said the man climbed over a fence on the overcrossing and is sitting on a freeway sign over the No. 3 westbound lane. The incident was reported at 1:07 p.m. 

The California Highway Patrol has closed westbound I-80 at Georgia Street, and firefighters and medics are standing by. 

Negotiators have been called in to speak with the man, Robinson said.

Check back for updates. 

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