Traffic for East Bay commuters early Wednesday was shaping up to be a big mess.
A big rig caught on fire and turned over blocking lanes of Highway 238 in San Leandro about 2:30 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.The truck turned on its side at the connection with Interstate Highway 880. No injuries were reported, despite the contents of the rig getting damaged by flames.Then, about 5 a.m., a sod truck on Highway 24 flipped over just outside the Caldecott Tunnel in Oakland, blocking westbound lanes, according to the CHP.
The sod was spilled all over the highway and drivers were being diverted to Highway 13. Jose Miranda of Antioch described the situation as "crazy.""I'm already almost half an hour late for work," he said. One commuter named Danny wrote on Facebook that he was caught up in the Caldecott mess. He wrote that he got off on Tunnell Road and took Broadway."Wasn't terrible," he wrote.
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