San Mateo–Hayward Bridge They provide power to the peninsula and San Francisco. The bridge was closed in the wake of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake as a precaution, but reopened on October 18, 1989. It underwent an extensive seismic retrofitting from 1997 through 2000 to protect against earthquake damage. The bridge was considered the worst evening commute in the Bay Area, which ended with the completion of a new eastern trestle carrying westbound bridge traffic in 2002. Eastbound bridge traffic took over the old trestle completely, although eastbound traffic was not expanded to three lanes until February 2003. Funded as part of BATA's
Loma Prieta (band) Shirley. Their signing to Deathwish Inc. was announced in October 2011, and released their fourth studio album, titled "I.V.", through their new label on January 17, 2012. The album received positive reviews from AbsolutePunk, "Alternative Press", and "Exclaim!". Two music videos, for the songs "Fly by Night" and "Trilogy 4 - Momentary", have been released to promote "I.V." In support of "I.V.", Loma Prieta toured New Zealand and Australia in January 2012, the United States with Birds in Row in March 2012 and North America with Converge and Git Some in April 2012. The band recorded and released a split