1989 Loma Prieta earthquake 57. Although the freeway reopened in 1997, it was not fully rebuilt until 2001. In the meantime, traffic was detoured through nearby Interstate 980, causing increased congestion. Instead of rebuilding Interstate 880 over the same ground, Caltrans rerouted the freeway farther west around the outskirts of West Oakland to provide better access to the Port of Oakland and the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, and to meet community desires to keep the freeway from cutting through residential areas. Street-level Mandela Parkway now occupies the previous roadbed of the Cypress structure. Immediately after the earthquake, San Francisco Bay Area airports were closed
George Coates Francisco. Coates collaborated with Steve Jobs in 1988 to create a multimedia production for the unveiling of Jobs' NeXT Computer System and was featured for this production in the 2015 film, "Steve Jobs", directed by Danny Boyle and written by Aaron Sorkin. Coates' "Right Mind" opened the American Conservatory Theater's 1989-1990 season. It was brought to a close October 17, 1989 when the Loma Prieta earthquake caused extensive damage to the landmark Geary Theater, with the set for "Right Mind" on stage. A year to the day after the earthquake, Coates’ show "Architecture of Catastrophic Change" opened in his new