Bay Bridge lane where toll worker was killed by drunk driver will remain closed: Roadshow

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Q: I have been driving across the Bay Bridge for a very long time now and wonder when they are going to fix lane 14. It has been closed for years now. Today I almost got sideswiped by someone going too fast. When that driver got to the closed lane (14), they cut me off and almost caused an accident.

When you are approaching the toll plaza, the lanes curve and you don’t notice that lane being closed until you are almost on top of it.

Can you shed some light on this?

Dave

A: There are no plans to open lane 14, which hasn’t had any toll collection equipment since a horrific collision occurred in the lane on Dec. 2, 2017. Toll taker Si Si Han was killed when a box truck driven by a drunk driver, who had also been smoking pot, slammed into a line of cars and then demolished her toll booth. It killed her instantly.

The booth is fed directly from one single roadway lane and a “LANE CLOSED AHEAD” sign will now be displayed on the changeable message sign upstream to alert drivers.

Q: We’ve traveled Highway 46 between Paso Robles and Interstate 5 several times a year since 1996 and have deeply appreciated the significant improvements made over the years. Caltrans is now working on a section east of the James Dean intersection (at Highway 41) through a relatively short pass. We can’t figure out how they’re going to route the westbound lanes. There doesn’t seem to be enough space for two more lanes.

Will they be building a bridge, digging a tunnel, or doing something entirely different?

Brian Simmons, Marina

A: Part of Highway 46 will be widened to four lanes and a new interchange will be constructed at Highway 41 to increase safety.

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