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REMINDER: US-101 / Doyle Drive Approach to Golden Gate Bridge Closes Tonight
The stretch will be closed for three days.
News from the California Highway Patrol:
The planned three day closure of Doyle Drive going into and coming out of San Francisco will begin tonight.
Doyle Drive will be closed to all traffic starting at 10 P.M. tonight, Thursday July 9th, and is scheduled to reopen on Monday, July 13th, at 5 A.M. just in time for the morning commute
The Golden Gate Bridge will remain open, but all surrounding parking lots will be closed. Southbound traffic will be diverted onto 19th Avenue which is expected to have severe delays. It is recommend that drivers use I-580 across the Richmond / San Rafael Bridge to I-80 across the Bay Bridge, but it is expected to also suffer from severe delays. It is also recommended to use public transportation and the Golden Gate Ferry service.
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During the closure:
- US-101 SB Traffic from the Golden Gate Bridge will be detoured to SR-1 (19th Avenue/Park Presidio) and Geary Boulevard or California Street to US-101 / Van Ness Avenue.
- The only access to the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco will be SR-1 (19th Avenue/Park Presidio) from the Richmond District.
Consider using public transportation, including the Golden Gate Transit and Golden Gate Ferry services.
The Doyle Drive closure is to facilitate the completion of Phase II of the Presidio Parkway Project. Once completed, traffic will use the newly constructed tunnels to reach the Golden Gate Bridge. The Presidio Parkway Project was begun to replace the seismically and structurally deficient Route 101, which was originally constructed in 1936.
Information about the Presidio Parkway Project can be found on their website:http://www.presidioparkway.org/
Information about the weekend closure can be found here:http://www.presidioparkway.org/weekendclosure/
A video overview of the project can be found here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4Kjkw6Wf7k
Additional traffic issues: The San Francisco Giants will be hosting three home gams at AT+T Park this weekend adding to the traffic congestion.
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