Morning rain leads to snarled commute on Bay Area roadways

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Tuesday morning’s rain has caused quite a few traffic snafus on Bay Area roadways, leading to a couple serious accidents and delaying the commute across the region.

Below are the issues affecting the morning commute as of 7:10 a.m.:

An accident with injuries on southbound Interstate 680 just north of Highway 4 in Martinez blocked the right shoulder. Delays were expected.

An accident reported about 7 a.m. involving a Toyota Corolla and a SUV blocked an eastbound lane on Interstate 80 near Treasure Island, CHP said. No injuries were reported.

An accident on southbound Interstate 101 just north of Blossom Hill Road in San Jose blocked the center divider. Delays were expected.

An accident on northbound Highway 85 near Highway 237 East in Mountain View blocked the right shoulder. Delays were expected.

Construction projects in San Francisco, San Mateo and Oakland are causing delays.

Below are the issues affecting the morning commute as of 6:30 a.m.:

An accident at about 6 a.m. caused a vehicle to overturn on Interstate 280 at Serramonte Boulevard in Daly City and blocked one northbound lane, according to the California Highway Patrol.

By 7 a.m., all lanes were reopened.

There was no immediate information on injuries. A severe traffic alert was issued for the area.

In San Francisco, a black sedan collided with a guardrail on southbound lanes at Interstate 280, near the Highway 101 connector, CHP said.

In Santa Rosa, two vehicles crashed about 6 a.m. on Intertstate 101 near the Santa Rosa Avenue on-ramp blocking one northbound lane. The lane was reopened an hour later.

One northbound lane was blocked about 6:15 a.m. on Highway 101 near Arata Lane, also in Santa Rosa, after a vehicle hydroplaned, CHP said. All lanes were reopened less than an hour later.

The on-ramp at Hillside Boulevard to northbound Highway 101 in Redwood City was shut down about 6:20 a.m. due to a solo vehicle crash. The on-ramp was opened less than 30 minutes later.

Elsewhere in the Bay Area, roadway flooding was reported on Junction Avenue in San Jose and Eighth Street in San Francisco.