2:46 PM: A crane being used for work on the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge toppled over this afternoon, a Metropolitan Transportation Commission spokesman said.
The crane was mounted on a barge in the water and was being used to remove temporary supports from under the deck of the new self-anchored suspension span when it tipped over at about 12:15 p.m., MTC spokesman John Goodwin said.
No injuries have been reported, Goodwin said.
He said the fallen crane did not damage the structure of the bridge and is not expected to delay its scheduled Labor Day weekend opening.
The U.S. Coast Guard responded to the incident with a boat and a helicopter to make sure there was no one in the water, Coast Guard Lt. Erin Gilson said.
Gilson said it appears there were no injuries, but that as of 1:45 p.m., the Coast Guard boat was still patrolling the area to enforce a safety zone around the fallen crane.
Bay Bridge spokesman Andrew Gordon said the crane did not fall into the water, and that Caltrans is waiting to hear from its contractor about what went wrong.
1:24 PM: A crane being used for work on the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge toppled over this afternoon, a Metropolitan Transportation Commission spokesman said.
The crane was mounted on a barge in the water and was being used to remove temporary supports from under the deck of the new self-anchored suspension span when it tipped over at about 12:15 p.m., MTC spokesman John Goodwin said.
No injuries had been reported as of shortly before 1 p.m., Goodwin said.
He said the fallen crane did not damage the structure of the bridge and is not expected to delay its scheduled Labor Day weekend opening.
Dan McMenamin, Bay City News
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