Webster Tube Overnight Closure Planned This Week

Press release from the City of Alameda:

ALAMEDA CA — Caltrans has scheduled an overnight closure of the State Route 61 Webster Tube June 23, 2022. The closures are overnight only. The tube will be open in the daytime. The Webster and Posey tubes connect the cities of Alameda and Oakland.

The Webster Tube will close at 10 p.m. Thursday, June 23, and reopen at 4:30 a.m. the following morning.

The tube will be open in the daytime. The closures are nighttime only. The purpose of the closure is to accommodate maintenance work. Work will be postponed if it rains.

The Posey Tube will remain open.

Traffic Control Measures:
Changeable message and directional signs will be in place to assist motorists traveling in the area. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) will be at the sites during the closures.

Please drive with caution. Slow for the Cone Zone and Be Work Zone Alert. Caltrans thanks motorists for their patience while we work to maintain our state’s highways, bridges, and tunnels.

This press release was produced by the City of Alameda. The views expressed here are the author’s own.