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Interstate 80 to be closed for bridge construction
Caltrans will close Interstate Highway 80 near University Avenue in Berkeley this week to set up construction of a bicycle and pedestrian bridge that will connect the city with its marina.
All lanes of of westbound I-80 will be closed Thursday, April 5, from 12:30 a.m. to 4:30 a.m., and the University Avenue on ramp will be closed beginning at 10 p.m. Wednesday until 5 a.m. Thursday.
During the closure, west-bound traffic will be diverted off the University Avenue off-ramp, to San Pablo Avenue, to Ashby Avenue and then back on the freeway.
On Friday, April 6, the eastbound lanes of I-80 will be shut down, and the Ashby Avenue on ramp from eastbound I-80 will be closed from Thursday at 10 p.m. until Friday at 6 a.m.
During the eastbound closure, traffic will be detoured at Ashby Avenue, and lead to the University Avenue on ramp via San Pablo Avenue.
Caltrans promises the closures and the detour routes will be clearly marked to advise motorists where to go. The $4.5 million construction project is scheduled to continue until the fall.
