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MARIN COUNTY (KCBS Radio) — Updated 4:30 p.m.

At 4 p.m., the CHP announced that the single lanes open on both directions of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge were once again closed after concrete fell a second time onto the lower span. One lane on the eastbound span in the commute direction later re-opened.

Widespread traffic impacts have been felt across the Bay Area during the afternoon commute. Gridlock in San Francisco was so severe that the SFMTA temporarily stopped all California Cable Car service.

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The California Highway Patrol is re-opening one lane in each direction on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, after chunks of falling concrete fell on the eastbound lower deck and closed the critical commuter span for several hours Thursday. 

Full re-opening of the bridge is not expected until 6 p.m. Thursday, and will likely continue to cause major impacts on the evening commute.

CalTrans is currently investigating the reason for the falling concrete, which was reported by a driver crossing the span after one of the chunks struck their car. The closure also impacted both westbound and eastbound I-50, and closed the on-ramps to the freeway.

Listener Brittany N. shared this video with KCBS Radio of authorities trying to clear the lower deck of the bridge:

KCBS Radio’s Carrie Hodousek is on the scene and saw vehicles being escorted off the bridge after they were temporarily trapped by the closure:

BREAKING: This is 580 EAST heading over the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. Cars have turned around because the bridge is CLOSED in both directions due to falling concrete from the upper deck. Live reports on @KCBSRadio @KCBSAMFMTraffic pic.twitter.com/hzNYvVIBZk

— Carrie Hodousek (@CarrieHodousek) February 7, 2019

As of 1:20 p.m., the CHP reports that all drivers were safely escorted off of the bridge. However, two vehicles were left abandoned on the span. A Sig Alert first reported the problem at 11:20 a.m. There are no reports of injuries at this time.

CHP Marin has posted images of the concrete chunks on their Facebook page.