What a major freeway shutdown protest looks like in real time

#BREAKING UPDATE: The CHP says all protesters on the Bay Bridge have been taken into custody and they're working to tow away the protesters' vehicles. Live video: https://t.co/lYHHrjvToS

Sheriff's deputies move in to assist with protester arrests: pic.twitter.com/CYNFGqrKm4

— NBC Bay Area (@nbcbayarea) November 16, 2023

What a major freeway shutdown protest looks like in real time from the CHP traffic incident log. CHP doesn't archive the comments publicly.

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10:29 AM    107    [360] OAK FIRE ADV THEY WERE NOT RESP AND TO ROLL SF [Shared]
10:29 AM    106    [359] GG42 ALCO FIRE PAT TEAM -IN TP PARKING ON STAND BY IF NEEDED [Shared]
10:22 AM    105    [355] TOLL PLAZ STILL CLOSED, SOME VEHICLES ARE USING THE R/S TO PASS SRT. TRAFFIC SLOWLY BLEEDING OFF BRUDGE. MOST GOING WW. [Shared]
10:22 AM    104    [354] NEG TRAFFIC GETTING THRU AT MOMENT [Shared]
10:21 AM    103    [352] [Notification] [CHP]-TMC - ITS MOSTLY TRAFFIC RETURNING WW [Shared]
10:21 AM    102    [351] 96-S1 INQ IF TMC CAN ADV IF TRFC IS NOW GETTING THRU WB ON BAY BRDG - VIS OF MOVEMENT NEAR TP [Shared]
10:18 AM    101    [350] 1039 SF 1141 TO 8TH AT BRYANT [Shared]
10:17 AM    100    [346] LE SF 1141 ADV RAMP CLOSED TO TI THEY WOULD HAVE TO LOOP AROUND AND GO WB AND BE IN THE SAME SITUATION AS OAK FIRE [Shared]
10:15 AM    99    [344] 5L5 SRT MEDICS ARE TAKING OFF THE PATIENT THEY WILL ADV ONCE THEY HAVE A GOOD 1020 TO ROLL 1141 / SF 1141 CPYS [Shared]
10:14 AM    98    [343] A15 1141 IS EB 80 #1 ON LOWER DECK [Shared]
10:13 AM    97    [342] 5L5 CPYS 1023 TRYING TO CONFIRM WHERE TO ROLL SF 1141 [Shared]
10:08 AM    96    [335] 1039 OAK FIRE LINE 332 [Shared]
10:08 AM    95    [333] Secondary Location for A96-058: WB 580 TRANS TO WB 80, [Shared]
10:07 AM    94    [331] 1039 OPD LINE 319,325, 329 [Shared]
10:06 AM    93    [328] 5L5 #4 IN A VAN W/ COOL AIR [Shared]
10:05 AM    92    [326] [Notification] [CHP]-OAK FIRE INQ ENGINE 3 ON THE BRIDGE/ WHERE EXACTLY NEEDED REQ VEH DESC OR PLT [Shared]
10:05 AM    91    [325] 5L5 #4 2 LARGE BUSES
10:04 AM    90    [324] 5L5 NR ON VEH DESCRIPT X2
10:03 AM    89    [318] A96-053 SUBA CAME FROM WB 580 TRANS TO WB 80
10:03 AM    88    [317] A96-098 ANOTHER VEH FAILING TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS - WB 80 AT TP // NOW FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS - EXITING RADIO RD
10:01 AM    87    [312] A96-053 VEH JUST BLEW CLOSURE - WB AT TP
9:57 AM    86    [302] 96-P5 MEDIA 97 AT THE BIKE TRLR ENTRANCE - REQ'ING A SUPV [Shared]
9:56 AM    85    [300] PHYSICAL 415'S AT TOP OF BAY BRIDGE - RP CANT GIVE BETTER 1020 [Shared]
9:55 AM    84    [297] 1A54 REMOVING FIRST BATCH OF CARS OFF BRIDGE [Shared]
9:45 AM    83    [292] BC 96 LNS 290/291 [Shared]
9:42 AM    82    [288] AFFIRM WB AT TI OPEN [Shared]
9:42 AM    81    [286] 300-S7 INQ W/ SRT WB JWO TI TO OPEN UP // PER SRT NEG 5 MIN ETA [Shared]
9:41 AM    80    [282] [Notification] [CHP]-ALCO FIRE IS TRYING TO STAGE 1141 FROM OAKLAND SIDE IF NEEDED [Shared]
9:38 AM    79    [275] 96-D7 EB 80 JWO W GRAND - NEAR RADIO RD - BUS DRIVERS LETTING PEDS OUT / AC TRANSIT AND GREYHOUND BUSSES - - PED PATH IS CLOSED SO THEY ARE WALKING ONTO THE FWY [Shared]
9:37 AM    78    [273] 300-S7 WB JWI TI OPEN // BC YBI [Shared]
9:36 AM    77    [272] A96-008 OUT W/ SOME PEDS - EB 80 NEAR RADIO RD - REQ UNIT TO PROVIDE TRANSPORT // RADIO 10-1 [Shared]
9:30 AM    76    [271] 32-S10 TI OPEN // NO TRAFFIC ON TI [Shared]
9:28 AM    75    [270] Secondary Location for 96-S1: W GRAND ONR TO WB 80, [Shared]
9:25 AM    74    [265] 96-S1 CPYS LN 260 [Shared]
9:21 AM    73    [262] 1039 EMVILLE -- REQ CB TO ADV WHEN CAN RE OPEN [Shared]
9:21 AM    72    [261] W/B 80 E/OF TOLL PLAZA TRAFFIC IS GOING WW IN THE LANES [Shared]
9:20 AM    71    [260] [Notification] [CHP]-SUPERVISOR THOMPSON FROM OPD REQ NUMBER FOR SOMEONE ON THE GROUND TO COORDINATE MOVING VEHS [Shared]
9:20 AM    70    [259] GG-C201 REQ EMVL PD TO SHUT DOWN POWELL ONR TO WB 80 [Shared]
9:19 AM    69    [258] A96-008 1125 VEH * [Shared]
9:19 AM    68    [257] A96-008 1125 WB 80 JEO TP - REQ BRDG [Shared]
9:18 AM    67    [256] FIRE IS W/THE PATIENT NOW [Shared]
9:17 AM    66    [253] 19-S1 FIRE OUT W/PT IN #1 // WHI COMPACT [Shared]
9:17 AM    65    [254] [Notification] [CHP]-FIRE ENRT TO WHI TOYT COA WB JEO TI -- SUBJ WAS ADV'D TO TURN HAZARDS ON IFO SPEED LIMIT SIGN - LEFT LANE [Shared]
9:17 AM    64    [252] 96-55T NO VIS OF ANYONE REQ'ING 1141/FIRE FRM W GRAND ONR TO WB 80 [Shared]
9:16 AM    63    [249] 19-R4 OAK FIRE ENRT TO PATIENT UNK 1020 [Shared]
9:14 AM    62    [246] [Notification] [CHP]-FYI, 14 CMS ACTIVATED, W-80, W-580, W-24 N-880, N-880 ONR TO WEST 80 AND N-880 [Shared]
9:13 AM    61    [245] APPROX 15 CARDS NOW GOING WW IN CD and RS [Shared]
9:13 AM    60    [243] TMC COPIES LN 234 [Shared]
9:13 AM    59    [241] BC 96 LN 239 [Shared]
9:12 AM    58    [240] 1039 DOTCC [Shared]
9:11 AM    57    [237] 96-S1 REQ CALTRANS RESP W/ ANY SIGN TRUCKS THEY HAVE AVAIL TO RESP TO ALL CLOSURE POINTS TO WB 80 : WB 80 JWO POWELL // WB 580 TRANS TO WB 80 // NB 880 TRAND TO WB 80 // W GRAND ONR TO WB 80 [Shared]
9:08 AM    56    [234] JEO MAIN CLOSURE [Shared]
9:06 AM    55    [230] 1039 OPD ADV'D LN 220 [Shared]
9:06 AM    54    [228] [Notification] [CHP]-SRT522 JUST REACHED A COUPLE PEDS AT 5TH ST ONR [Shared]
9:05 AM    53    [226] Secondary Location for A96-176: NB 880 TRANS TO WB 80, [Shared]
9:05 AM    52    [225] SRT UNIT ADV HAVING TEAM SWEEP JWO OF THEM TO MAKE SURE NO ONE IS ON THAT SIDE OF THE CLOSURE [Shared]
9:02 AM    51    [218] A96-055T REQ ADTL UNIT TO SHUT DOWN NB 880 TRANS TO WB 80 [Shared]
8:59 AM    50    [211] W/B TRAFFIC IS GOING W/W ON R/S AT THE TOLL PLAZA [Shared]
8:58 AM    49    [204] Secondary Location for A96-055T: W GRAND ONR TO WB 80, [Shared]
8:57 AM    48    [198] Secondary Location for A96-053: WB 580 TRANS TO WB 80, [Shared]
8:57 AM    47    [197] A96-055T W GRAND ONR TO WB 80 SHUT DOWN [Shared]
8:56 AM    46    [186] RP ADVD VEHS IN #1-2 LNS HAVE ALL TURNED AROUND AND WENT WWAY, AND NOW A BOX TK JUST TURNED AROUND [Shared]
8:56 AM    45    [185] 19-R2 ON EAST SIDE O BRIDGE [Shared]
8:55 AM    44    [182] WB JEO CHAIN / 1 W/ GUN [Shared]
8:55 AM    43    [179] FOR LINE 154, APPRX 1/4 MILE JWO METERING LIGHTS, ON THE INCLINE, NEAR SIGN THAT READS EMERGENCY LANE CLOSED [Shared]
8:53 AM    42    [174] RP ADVD VEHS IN EVERY LANES ARE TURNING AROUND, EXCEPT BIG RIGS AND DELIVERY TK'S [Shared]
8:53 AM    41    [170] GG-C201 REQ SIGALERT TO ADV WB 80 BAY BRIDGE IS CLOSED / UNK ETO [Shared]
8:52 AM    40    [165] GG-C201 SHUTTING DOWN ENTRANCE TO WB 80 BAY BRDG / TURNING AT POWELL [Shared]
8:52 AM    39    [163] SRT-L3 EB TRAFFIC STOPPED // ADV TO ACCESS WW FRM TI [Shared]
8:52 AM    38    [162] BC LN 160 96 [Shared]
8:51 AM    37    [160] 19-S1 ALL WW AROUND US // MRE GOING TO SHUT DOWN THE APPR TO BAY BRIDGE [Shared]
8:51 AM    36    [159] BC LN 154 96 - 8 CPYS [Shared]
8:50 AM    35    [154] [Notification] [CHP]-PER ANOTHER CALLER, VEHS ARE TURNING AROUND AND DRIVING THE WWAY IN ALL LANES, RP ADVD EVERYTHING IS SCRABBLED, MC'S AT HIGH SPEEDS SPLITTING LANES 100 MPH [Shared]
8:50 AM    34    [153] A32-081 POSS TO BLK VEHS / RADIO 10-1 [Shared]
8:46 AM    33    [148] 19-R3 WB JEO CHAIN / 100 PTYS GETTING UPSET IN VERBAL 415 [Shared]
8:44 AM    32    [144] [CHP] has closed their incident [231116GG00493]
8:42 AM    31    [138] BC 96 LN 136 [Shared]
8:41 AM    30    [136] WEST OF TOLL PLAZA W/B TRAFFIC IS USING THE CD TO GO WW, NO UNITS AT LOCATION [Shared]
8:37 AM    29    [134] 19-S1 SENDING TRAFFIC WW ??? RADIO 10-1 [Shared]
8:36 AM    28    [129] 19-S1 MEDIA 97 AT TP [Shared]
8:32 AM    27    [125] BC 96 LN 123 [Shared]
8:31 AM    26    [124] [CHP] has closed their incident [231116GG00420]
8:31 AM    25    [123] 19-S1 LOTS OF VEHS FACING WW // WILL TRY BLEED VEHS TO EB SIDE [Shared]
8:30 AM    24    [118] 19-S1 TRAFFIC ALL STOPPED // SEVERAL PTYS OO VEH [Shared]
8:29 AM    23    [115] UNK SRT / MEDIA UP ON BRIDGE [Shared]
8:28 AM    22    [113] 96-P5 WB ** IN THE WB LNS [Shared]
8:28 AM    21    [112] 96-P5 MULTIPLE PRTYS NOW RUNNING WB IN EB LNS [Shared]
8:25 AM    20    [107] BC 96 LN 105 [Shared]
8:23 AM    19    [105] PER ANOTHER PTYS WALKING UP ONTO BRDG BEFORE TP [Shared]
8:22 AM    18    [101] 32-C GETTING OUT OF VEH // ON APEC 93 CHANNEL [Shared]
8:16 AM    17    [98] 32-C START SF UNITS TO ASSIST SRT W/180 // AND REMOVING VEHS [Shared]
8:07 AM    16    [78] SRT-3C2 HAVE ALL CHP UNITS STAY TO THE LEFT SIDE // BREAK DOWN OR #2 KEEP RIGHT SIDE OPEN FOR EMERG VEHS [Shared]
8:05 AM    15    [75] 19-R2 VIS RUNNING BTWN VEHS [Shared]
8:04 AM    14    [70] [Notification] [CHP]-RP ADVD 2 CHP VEHS WB 80 JUST PASSED 4-6 XRAY PROTESTERS THAT ARE HIDING BEHIND VEHS, ALL WEARING YEL SAFETY VESTS [Shared]
7:56 AM    13    [60] 32-S7 6 VEHS BLKGS LNS [Shared]
7:54 AM    12    [57] 32-S7 APPROX 100 PROTESTORS BLKG LNS [Shared]
7:50 AM    11    [44] REQ CAL TRANS W/ TKS / CPYS BRIDGE ENRT [Shared]
7:49 AM    10    [43] BRIDGE CPYS ENRT [Shared]
7:48 AM    9    [39] 24-S10 SQ 7/8 EXT DUE TO TRAFFIC [Shared]
7:48 AM    8    [37] LL BRIDGE [Shared]
7:48 AM    7    [35] VEHS ACROSS LANES REQ 1185'S [Shared]
7:47 AM    6    [34] A32-081 ALL LNS BLKD AT 3RD TOWER [Shared]
7:46 AM    5    [26] 25-E2 PEACEFUL FOR NOW ALL LANES WB BLOCKED [Shared]
7:44 AM    4    [16] 1039 DOTCC, CMS ON [Shared]
7:42 AM    3    [4] PBY ADV ALL LNS ARE BLOCKED [Shared]
7:42 AM    2    [3] ALL LANES ARE BLOCKED [Shared]
7:42 AM    1    [1] RP ADVD 100'S OF PEOPLE JUST BLOCKED THE BAY BRIDGE