Saturday Closure: Caltrans To Repair Gilman Street / I-80 Overpass In Berkeley After Big-Rig Collision

CBS San Francisco

July 22, 2022

Three lanes of Interstate 80 at Gilman Street in Berkeley will be closed overnight Thursday and Saturday to accommodate repairs to the overcrossing after an oversized truck struck and damaged it earlier this week.

A Caltrans spokesperson said the three right lanes of the Gilman Street interchange will close at 9 p.m. Thursday and Saturday so crews can put in place concrete barriers to block the far right lane and shoulder. Keeping traffic off the shoulder and far right lane will take weight off the bridge and accommodate repairs, according to Caltrans.

An oversized truck traveling west on Gilman Street on Wednesday morning struck and damaged the overcrossing. Crews inspected the freeway structure after the crash, Caltrans officials said. Gilman Street was closed after the crash and reopened around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday.

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