San Mateo Bridge to shut 2 Oct. weekends

The San Mateo Bridge will be closed for two weekends in October as construction crews replace bridge decks and a cracked beam discovered two years ago.

Caltrans will shut down the bridge from 10 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Monday on the weekends beginning Oct. 19 and Oct. 26, said Peter Lee of the Bay Area Toll Authority.

During the shutdown, crews will remove and replace the bridge decks on the part of the span between the elevated segment and the trestles, along with a cracked beam - part of an expansion joint - discovered during a routine inspection in October 2010.

Caltrans conducted emergency repairs on the bridge, installing steel plates on both sides of the damaged joint. Fixing it permanently will cost about $3 million, which will come from toll funds.

Bay Area transportation officials had held off on publicizing the closures so they would not be confused with the Labor Day shutdown of the nearby Dumbarton Bridge, Lee said.

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San Mateo Bridge to shut 2 Oct. weekends