Several lanes were closed still closed Tuesday inside the Broadway Tunnel in San Francisco to repair damage caused by a bucket truck.
Officials said a bucket truck did not lower its bucket enough while inside the tunnel, causing damage to the ceiling.
"When they went through the area with a lower clearance, they hit the top and they dragged the ceiling 100 feet taking the tile down with them," said Albert Ko of the San Francisco Public Works Department.
Two eastbound lanes were closed Tuesday morning for a few hours while crews worked on repairs.
San Francisco fire officials said there was no structural instability following the incident.
Emergency crews shut down both eastbound lanes around 9 a.m. Tuesday for repairs, thereby assuring a commuter nightmare on the Van Ness side of the tunnel. Enough to have Lynn Ramsey change her plans.
"It’s always backed up at that time of the morning so it’s good to know its going to be closed so I can make sure I avoid it," she said.
There is no estimated time of reopening.
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