Drivers experienced major delays during Tuesday's evening commute after a big-rig overturned on the Bay Bridge.
At one point, four eastbound lanes were blocked and the California Highway Patrol advised motorists to use alternate routes.
“I'm just trying to get home in one piece right now,” said Aditya Nadkarni of Emeryville.
Before tow trucks could arrive, traffic came to a screeching halt right around the evening rush hour.
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“It's pretty bad, but the weather is awful, and I think the city is just not cut out for heavy rain,” said Nadkarni.
Just getting from SFO to the bridge took friends heading to Sacramento over two hours. The journey over the bridge added at least another hour to their drive.
“Mostly I am frustrated with the apps, they tell us we should go here, not over there,” said Mitch Maleszyk of Sacramento. “Yeah it's frustrating."
Frustration turned to road rage at times, according to multiple drivers.
"I saw a couple of road rages,” said Ovester Armstrong of Tracy.
“I saw a car that almost drove into a fire truck, and then it had to back out like a movie scene, it was pretty bad but luckily no one got hurt,” said Nadkarni.
All lanes reopened at about 8:35 p.m.
