Interstate 580 Reopens in Both Directions Following Police Activity

Interstate 580 has reopened in both directions at Eden Canyon Road following police activity, the California Highway Patrol said Saturday afternoon.

According to CHP, they shut down traffic for a possible bomb scare but it was unfounded.

BART service was also stopped between Castro Valley and Dublin/Pleasanton due to police activity, the agency said.

CHP Dublin Office tweeted just before 4:30 p.m. that all lanes were reopened.

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ALL LANES OPEN. Thank you for your patience. Thanks to @ACSOSheriffs for their assistance in this incident. Please drive safely https://t.co/SuOwbdm1fH
— CHP Dublin Area (@CHPDublin) January 30, 2022

The CHP has shut down all 580 freeway traffic and have halted BART trains due to a suspicious vehicle on the freeway. https://t.co/KTOl64IPFZ
— SFBART (@SFBART) January 29, 2022

2:55pm update: Service is stopped on the Blue line due to police activity - info we have is that CHP asked us to halt train service while they investigate a suspicious vehicle on the freeway.
— SFBART (@SFBART) January 29, 2022

Vehicles traveling westbound on I-580 were diverted to Foothill/San Ramon Road, and eastbound vehicles are being diverted off at Eden Canyon Road, the CHP said.

Traffic on eastbound I-580 was backed up about five miles.