Traffic

Tolls will resume on express lanes in the Bay Area as traffic volumes have increased amid the easing of restrictions in the region’s shelter-in-place orders.

Memorial Day Weekend is here and while some people may be thinking of hitting the road, state and local police agencies will be, too. Bob Redell reports.

Caltrans officials say this weekend’s 36-hour closure of a section of the Golden State (5) Freeway in the Burbank and Glendale areas will be accomplished with minimum inconvenience to motorists. The closure — starting at 2 p.m. Saturday and continuing through 2 a.m. Monday — is needed so crews can work on a project to demolish the Burbank Boulevard bridge…

Traffic on Bay Area roadways and commuter trains is way down in response to the region’s shelter in place due to the coronavirus pandemic. Bob Redell reports.

Even though some studies say the Bay Area is one of the healthiest, happiest places around, one local survey says there’s lots of issues.

Even though some studies say the Bay area is one of the healthiest, happiest places around, one local survey says there’s lots of issues. Scott Budman reports.

All lanes of westbound Interstate 80 in Emeryville were shut down early Tuesday due to an overturned big-rig, according to the California Highway Patrol.

All lanes of westbound Interstate 80 in Emeryville were shut down early Tuesday due to an overturned big-rig, according to the California Highway Patrol. Bob Redell reports.

Mikey Inouye looks at the Bayshore Freeway (Highway 101) and your commute south from San Francisco International Airport to San Jose.

Interstate 880 from Fremont to San Jose, known as the Nimitz freeway, has long been a nightmare stretch for commuters. According to Caltrans data, the amount of time spent stuck in traffic increased about 73% between 2010 and 2019. Newly added express lanes and flyover transition hopefully will help ease the congestion in that area. Mike Inouye reports.

For those who believe their morning commute is getting worse every morning, the numbers support that contention. Historical data from Caltrans shows what it calls “vehicle hours of delay” doubled between 2011 and 2016, and have steadily climbed since 2017. Mike Inouye reports.

A Sig-alert was issued Friday afternoon due to a reported gravel spill blocking multiple lanes of westbound Highway 92 through Hayward, according to authorities.

An SUV hit a patch of ice on westbound Interstate 64 in Virginia,  triggering a 75-car pileup last month, investigators said. Virginia State Police said in a news release that the driver of a 2008 Chevrolet SUV spun out and was hit by other vehicles at the start of the pile-up shortly before 8 a.m. on Dec. 22, The  Virginian-Pilot reported on…

The new year will bring big changes to Market Street in San Francisco, and one of the things people will see less is private vehicle traffic. Christie Smith reports.

The new year will bring big changes to Market Street in San Francisco, and one of the things people will see less is private vehicle traffic.

A small town off Interstate 15 says it’s waging a David versus Goliath fight where the town of Rainbow is “David” and the popular GPS traffic app Waze is “Goliath.”

Police in Virginia say a 69-vehicle pileup on a major interstate in York County left some people with serious injuries. Virginia State Police Sgt. Michelle Anaya said in a statement that the accident happened at about 7:51 a.m. Sunday. A section of Interstate 64 was shut down as state troopers investigate. All lanes have reopened. Fifty-one people were treated and…

A record 116 million travelers are expected to be on the road and in the air between Christmas and the New Year, according to the AAA, due to a strong economy and low gas prices.

All lanes of I-580 in both directions have been shut down in Oakland after a deadly collision involving a pedestrian, police said.

All lanes of eastbound and westbound Interstate Highway 580 have reopened in Oakland following a fatal vehicle vs. pedestrian collision early Wednesday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. Bob Redell reports.