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Article: Realignment of San Francisco Bay Bridge Finished; With `Most Difficult' Task Over, Chief Engineer Says Structure Likely Will Reopen by Nov. 17
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- The Washington Post
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- October 31, 1989
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Bridge crews working hundreds of feet over the San Francisco Bay
today completed the difficult task of realigning the San
Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, which was jolted sharply by the Oct. 17
earthquake.
The completion of what authorities dubbed the "most difficult"
part of the bridge repair means the structure likely will be open by
the Nov. 17 deadline set by the California Department of
Transportation (Caltrans), according to James Roberts, the agency's
chief bridge engineer.
Roberts's optimism contrasted with other widely reported
statements from Caltrans officials who said the bridge would not be
open until after Thanksgiving.
"When I heard they were saying that, I raised hell," ...