The Bay Bridge closure is affecting people throughout the Bay Area. Traffic is moving thus far...it's not total gridlock-but roadways could become extremely clogged as people try to leave the city for Labor Day Weekend

The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge is being shut to traffic. A full list of alternative transit options during the Bay Bridge closure is below.

Thankfully, the Bay Bridge closure will end early next week when a new span opens. The 6.4 million dollar Bay Bridge project will help the 280,000 vehicles using it each day...but for now, they have to find a different rout.

 "We encourage everyone to plan ahead and allow more time to get where they need to go," Bay Bridge spokesman Andrew Gordon said.

This is the fourth time in seven years the Bay Bridge has been closed during Labor Day Weekend, when traffic is lighter.

BART, AC Transit, and Muni will increase their service during the Bay Bridge closure. BART trains will run 24 hours starting Wednesday night through the holiday weekend. Bus and ferry service will also be increased.

One thing to note is that BART won't provide overnight service from Monday night into Tuesday morning because it needs to close its tracks in order to perform maintenance work and inspections. BART is expecting the Bay Bridge to be reopened by then.

"Be patient, wherever you're going," John Goodwin, spokesman for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, told press. "We saw this same thing during the bridge closures in 2007 and 2009. The Bay Area keeps moving. It just becomes more sluggish."

People planning trips throughout the Bay Area over the Labor Day weekend should check 511.org for alternative routes and transportation methods than the Bay Bridge, officials said.

Here is a complete list of transit options for the Bay Bridge closure.     

BART

There will be limited 24-hour train service at 14 stations, including to SFO and Oakland International airports. Overnight trains will run on an hourly basis and all trains will transfer at MacArthur Station. The transit agency will also run longer trains and increase the frequency of service during the numerous events scheduled for the holiday weekend. On Monday, BART will operate on a Saturday schedule; the agency will not run trains between 1 and 4 a.m. Tuesday.

Stations open 24 hours are:

    El Cerrito del Norte

    Concord

    Berkeley

    Walnut Creek

    MacArthur

    12th Street

    Coliseum/Oakland Airport

    Embarcadero

    Bay Fair

    Powell

    East Dublin

    24th Street

    Daly City

    SFO

AC Transit

Riders will not be able to access transbay service; the agency will add stops at the Coliseum/Oakland Airport, MacArthur, North Berkeley and West Oakland BART stations to pick up and drop off San Francisco travelers.

Ferries

San Francisco Bay and Golden Gate Bridge District ferries have a special schedule for the closure:

Golden Gate Ferry

    Sausalito Ferry will operate additional service over the Labor Day Weekend for the Sausalito Art Festival.

    Thursday and Friday: weekday schedules

    Saturday, Sunday, and Monday: weekend/holiday schedules, plus added service for the Sausalito Art Festival

    Larkspur Ferry will operate normal service during the bridge closure, with some additional service Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Alameda Oakland Ferry

    Ferries will provide expanded Bay Bridge closure service between Alameda Main Street, Oakland's Jack London Square, and the San Francisco Ferry Building.

    Regular weekend/holiday service will also be provided.

Harbor Bay Ferry

    Special Bay Bridge closure schedules provide 12 daily Harbor Bay departures to San Francisco on Thursday and Friday, and 10 Harbor Bay departures to San Francisco on Saturday, Sunday and Labor Day.

Vallejo Bay Links Ferry

    Ferries will provide regular weekend service, augmented with a 7:30 AM Vallejo departure to the Ferry Building and an 8:30 AM Ferry Building departure to Vallejo.

    There will be no Route 200 bus service during the closure.

South San Francisco Ferry

    Ferry service will operate on the regular schedule.

    There is no weekend or Labor Day service on the South San Francisco route.

Angel Island Ferry

    Ferries will provide regular service between Angel Island and Vallejo, Alameda Main Street, and Oakland during the holiday weekend.

What do you think of the Bay Bridge being closed? How has traffic been so far? Sound off in the comments below!