BBGCPA3en3- Monica Samayoa September 26, 2018 #SalesforceTransbayTerminal is temporarily closed as crews today discovered a fissure in one of the steel beams in the ceiling of the third level bus deck. As member station KQED reports, it is 'expected to accommodate 100,000 passengers each weekday, and up to 45 million people a year.' The transit hub sits in the newly named 'East Cut' neighborhood near the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. The closure is in effect 'until further notice,' the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency says. 'Motorists are kindly asked to avoid driving downtown,' the Transbay Joint Powers Authority said Tuesday, adding that 'transit riders are encouraged to allow extra time for their commute.' A key underpass along the side of the building was also closed, snarling area traffic. The crack was discovered early Tuesday, but the shutdown wasn't ordered until hours later, forcing more than 30 bus lines to be redirected as the afternoon rush hour began. Structural engineers are now inspecting all the beams in the Salesforce Transit Center - which opened just a month ago, at a cost of more than $2.1 billion.

San Francisco officials have temporarily shut down the city's huge new transit center after a crack was spotted in a steel beam in the ceiling. One month after it opened, the Salesforce Transit Center complex has shut down in downtown San Francisco, as engineers examine a crack in a steel beam.

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