(Bay City News) A Caltrans spokesman confirmed this morning that the upper deck of the Bay Bridge's eastern span will be closed over the coming three-day weekend.
Bridge officials were waiting to assess the weather forecast before saying for sure that the Presidents Day weekend closure would go forward.
Caltrans spokesman Bart Ney said this morning that the forecast calls for partly cloudy skies, and that the closure will begin as scheduled at 8 p.m. Friday.
"We've got enough time," Ney said. "We'll get it done this weekend.
He said that if things go well, it is "quite possible" that the upper deck could reopen earlier than the scheduled time of 5 a.m. Tuesday.