Mary’s (17-2, 7-0) displayed their superiority right away, jumping out to an 8-0 lead with a jumper by Sharper and 3-pointers by Sharper and Fanning. Guard Tim Fanning led the Panthers with a game-high 16 points, with forward Spartacus Rodriguez putting in 14, guard John Sharper hitting for 13 and center Simon Knight 12.Īlbany (3-17, 1-6 BSAL) was led by center Brandon Hinchee, who scored 14 points on a variety of short jumpers and post moves, but no other Cougar scored more than 4 points. Mary’s cruising to an 85-34 win to stay undefeated in league play. Mary’s head coach Jose Caraballo didn’t even bother to show up, choosing instead to scout his team’s next opponent, Salesian. Mary’s and Albany, it was pretty obvious that the Panthers weren’t taking their closest geographical BSAL opponent very seriously. The westbound roadway is scheduled for completion in 2006 with eastbound traffic on the new span in 2007.Įven before the start of Wednesday’s boys’ basketball game between St. The construction plan has been in the works since the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. The mega-project is funded by state gasoline tax money, bridge toll fees, revenue bonds and a $450 million loan from the U.S. “There’ll be bike lanes, there’ll be better views,” he added. Jones said the new span, expected to be completed in 2006, will also provide bike/pedestrian lanes. The project will link Oakland to Yerba Buena Island in the middle of the bay, where westbound motorists will proceed onto a seismically retrofitted western span to arrive in San Francisco. “The bridge will be able to withstand a major earthquake on either (Hayward or San Andreas) faults.” 11, and the hint of there being a military attack on the bridge, that is a very real concern to people,” Jones said.
“It’s really the centerpiece of the transportation system – from the East Bay to the city or commuters from Contra Costa.”Īccording to Jones, this expansion project will make the Bay Bridge the safest bridge in the world. “The Bay Bridge is the work hours of the greater Bay Area,” Jones said. The Bay Bridge opened in 1936 and the Golden Gate followed one year later. Also, during the same year, construction began on the more glamourous, much anticipated Golden Gate Bridge. The construction of the Oakland/San Francisco Bay Bridge was originally announced by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1933, and at the time it was the largest and longest bridge in the world. But the bulk of the opposition has been about the design and alignment of the bridge, and has primarily come from the city of San Francisco and the U.S. The road thus far has been paved by disputed financial projections and timelines. But right now, we’re celebrating,” said Colin Jones, Caltrans spokesperson. It is a massive project and there has been a lot of controversy surrounding it. “It’s taken us more than 10 years to get this far. It is the largest public works project in California and the largest ongoing bridge project anywhere in North America. The governor’s office stated that the project will add $8 billion to California’s struggling economy.īut locally, the larger concern some may have is how long the construction will take – approximately 1,000 working days – how the more than 100,000 tons of structural steel will be shipped onto the bridge and the $2.6 billion price tag. This project isn’t just a spark for our troubled economy. “At least 67,000 new jobs – enough to fill every seat in the Oakland Coliseum. It’s about creating new jobs,” Davis said. “This project is about more than just getting commuters to their jobs faster and safer. Other goals of the East Bay Bridge project is to protect the bay’s environment, according to statements made by Davis’ office. Gray Davis officially launched construction of the new eastern span of the Oakland/San Francisco Bay Bridge Tuesday, saying the project's primary goal was safety, and its secondary goal was to relieve congestion.īut at a time when the employment rate is still in slumping, some are looking at the project as providing a third service – the project will create approximately 67,000 jobs.
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