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CT Caltrans California Department of Transporation logo Expect the Unexpected: Interstate 580/880 Connector Collapse ite logo 2009 National Conference on Transporation Operations for Planned and Unplanned Events
Image of elevated freeway collapse

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CT Caltrans California Department of Transporation logo Expect the Unexpected: Interstate 580/880 Connector Collapse ite logo 2009 National Conference on Transporation Operations for Planned and Unplanned Events
"Unplanned Event"
Image of fire underneath elevated freeway. Sunday April 29 2007 0341 hours, Tanker truck overturned and caught fire, 8600 Gal of unleaded, equivalent of 247 tons of TNT

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CT Caltrans California Department of Transporation logo Expect the Unexpected: Interstate 580/880 Connector Collapse ite logo 2009 National Conference on Transporation Operations for Planned and Unplanned Events
Map of Impacted Region near San Francisco Near eastern end of I-80 Bay Bridge between San Francisco and Oakland

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CT Caltrans California Department of Transporation logo Expect the Unexpected: Interstate 580/880 Connector Collapse ite logo 2009 National Conference on Transporation Operations for Planned and Unplanned Events
Map of Fire Location

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CT Caltrans California Department of Transporation logo Expect the Unexpected: Interstate 580/880 Connector Collapse ite logo 2009 National Conference on Transporation Operations for Planned and Unplanned Events
Photo image of fire location, showing missing section of highway

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CT Caltrans California Department of Transporation logo Expect the Unexpected: Interstate 580/880 Connector Collapse ite logo 2009 National Conference on Transporation Operations for Planned and Unplanned Events
Illustration suggesting possible scenario of fire under elevated freeway

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CT Caltrans California Department of Transporation logo Expect the Unexpected: Interstate 580/880 Connector Collapse ite logo 2009 National Conference on Transporation Operations for Planned and Unplanned Events
1. Operational Response 2. Repair and Restoration

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NIMS
• National Incident Management System (NIMS)
• Mandatory Federal policy and framework
SEMS
• Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS)
• California's system all agencies must use for response. Includes ICS, EOC organization, multi-agency interaction
• SEMS pre-dated NIMS but is NIMS compliant

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NIMS-SEMS Five Levels of Response Field (ICS) Local Government Operational Area OES Region State

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CHP Dispatch Log
0342 Fire reported
0349 Bridge engulfed, need to close freeway
0352 SigAlert WB 80 to 580 closed
0357 Caltrans bridge engineer dispatched
0402 Fire trucks arrive
0409 Nearly entire interchanged closed
0413 Multiple agencies notified
0451 Media at command post

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CT Caltrans California Department of Transporation logo Expect the Unexpected: Interstate 580/880 Connector Collapse ite logo 2009 National Conference on Transporation Operations for Planned and Unplanned Events
... more Sunday timeline
0630 State (OES) EOC activated
0835 BART begins planning for more trains
1000 Caltrans awards emergency project
to demolition and traffic control contractor 1200 Press Conference on scene
Caltrans Director Kempton 1700 Governor on scene
Issues Emergency Proclamation
Says Monday BART fare is free

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CT Caltrans California Department of Transporation logo Expect the Unexpected: Interstate 580/880 Connector Collapse ite logo 2009 National Conference on Transporation Operations for Planned and Unplanned Events
Map of Detour routes

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Image of BART train . Tuesday record ridership, Mon thru Friday following event set all-time record for ridership (2.13 mil passengers), added 22 cars per day to increase capacity

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Image of Public Information, KGO logo, KTVU logo, 511 logo. Public Information: Heavy involvement Public Information Office Media (new and old), 511 system, Caltrans Highway Information Network (CHIN), Signage

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CT Caltrans California Department of Transporation logo Expect the Unexpected: Interstate 580/880 Connector Collapse ite logo 2009 National Conference on Transporation Operations for Planned and Unplanned Events
Repair and Restoration

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Image of damaged freeway from above. Basic Strategy: Demo to clear area, Assess the two betn caps on either side, Rebuild center bent cap, If sound, bridge between the caps.

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Image of fire damaged supports to elevated freeway

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CT Caltrans California Department of Transporation logo Expect the Unexpected: Interstate 580/880 Connector Collapse ite logo 2009 National Conference on Transporation Operations for Planned and Unplanned Events
Image of lower viaduct open on Day 8.

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Image of upper connector reconstruction

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580/880 Reconstruction Contract
• Plans and specifications advertised May 3rd (Day 4).
• Contract awarded May 7th (Day 8).
• Incentive: contractor to receive $200,000/day for each day the project finishes earlier than June 29 (not to exceed $5 mil). Econ
analysis showed user delay cost $400,000/day.
• Winning bid $876,075. There were 7 bidders.
• Reopened to traffic on May 24th (Day 25).
• Total contract cost $5.77 million ($5.14 mil estimate).
AASHTO Award image

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Key Takeaways
• State and local personnel must be trained and follow NIMS-compliant emergency structure
• Multi-agency, multi-modal, multi-channel
• Public Information Officer (PIO) involvement early and often is critical
• Emergency contracting procedures and funding mechanisms in place prior to event
• Use incentives supported by an economic analysis

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Image of Oakland Tribune front page "It's Open" and Gov. Schwarzeneggar