With the Bay Bridge at 92% and BART saying that expanded train service - not quite at pre-pandemic levels but closer to it - won't be back until September, that means commuters are looking at a long spring and summer of shitty bumper-to-bumper situations during morning and evening rush hours. According to this latest data, the Richmond Bridge is seeing 93% of its regular traffic, the Benecia-Martinez Bridge is at 94%, the Carquinez Bridge is at 98%, and the Antioch Bridge had 107% of normal traffic that week of March 21. Things are different for East Bay commuters, though, some of whom likely aren't back to using BART. But things are rebounding more slowly in the South Bay where a) there's less BART service normally so there is less of an impact from reduced train service, and b) most tech companies continue to allow employees to work remotely, putting less of a strain on the Dumbarton and San Mateo bridges. As the Chronicle reports, via data from the Bay Area Toll Authority and the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway & Transportation District, during the week of March 21, traffic on five local bridges was over 90% of normal levels. The numbers are coming in, and after hearing that bridge traffic around the Bay was back to 85% of pre-pandemic levels in the second week of March, we no have some bridge-specific data that shows the Bay Bridge is back to 92% of its pre-pandemic levels. But what transportation planners warned of last year appears to be coming to pass - it's going to be worse than before until BART use ramps back up. People have been saying it for a couple months now: Traffic around the Bay Area is pretty much back to pre-pandemic levels.

Mid bay bridge traffic