MARCH. FOR NOW, I'LL SEND IT BACK TO YOU. >>> WELL, OUR OTHER TOP STORY, THE WEEKEND SHUTDOWN OF A MAJOR FREEWAY IN THE EAST BAY. CALTRANS CLOSING SOUTHBOUND 680 IN PLEASANTON, THE CLOSURE SET TO CAUSE MANY FOLKS TO CHANGE PLANS. >> WE'VE GOT TEAM COVERAGE THIS MORNING. MIKE INOUYE IS SHOWING US SOME OF THE WORKAROUNDS. LET'S CHECK IN WITH GINGER CONEJERO SAAB LIVE WITH MORE ON SOME OF THE IMPACTS THAT DRIVERS WILL FACE. >> Reporter: GOOD MORNING, LAURA AND MARCUS. WE ARE IN PLEASANTON RIGHT BY AN ENTRANCE TO A STRETCH OF 680 BETWEEN THE 580/680 CONNECTER, WHICH WILL BE CLOSED UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING. CALTRANS CLOSING THE STRETCH OVER THE WEEKEND WILL MAKE THE REPAIR WORK FASTER AND BUSINESSES AND PEOPLE THAT WE'VE SPOKEN WITH SAY THEY'RE NOT TOO HAPPY ABOUT IT. AND THAT'S SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE IT'S HAPPENING ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY WEEKEND, A WEEKEND THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE BIG FOR SOME OF THE BUSINESSES IN THE AREA. PEOPLE FROM THE SOUTH BAY WHO ARE PLANNING ON ATTENDING SAINT PATRICK'S DAY ACTIVITIES IN DUBLIN WILL BE AFFECTED WHEN THEY HEAD BACK TO THE SOUTH BAY. THE OWNER OF BOSCO'S BONES AND BREW ALSO SAYS THIS WEEKEND WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THEIR BIG GRAND OPENING PARTY, BUT THE CLOSURE HAS CHANGED THAT. >> BECAUSE OF THE CLOSURE, IT'S DEFINITELY GOING TO HURT OUR BUSINESS, SO WE'RE MOVING IT TO ANOTHER WEEKEND. >> Reporter: CALTRANS SAYS THE CLOSURE WILL REPLACE A PORTION OF THE DETERIORATED ROADWAY WITH NEW PAVEMENT AND CLOSING IT FOR THE WEEKEND WILL ACCOMPLISH THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT 40 NIGHTTIME CLOSURES WOULD. NOW, CALTRANS HAS PUT UP A MAP OF ALTERNATIVE ROUTES. I KNOW MIKE IS ALSO GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THAT IN JUST A SECOND HERE. BUT THIS IS SOME NEWS THAT PEOPLE MAY WANT TO TAKE NOTE OF, ESPECIALLY COMING INTO THE WEEKEND, GUYS. >> THANK YOU. >>> LOOK, MIKE, A LOT OF FOLKS WILL BE TRAVELING IN THAT AREA OVER THE WEEKEND AND THEY WANT TO KNOW, HOW DO I AVOID THE INFLUX OF TRAFFIC. >> IT LOOKS REALLY COMPLICATED. THIS HAS THE MORNING COMMUTE COMBINED WITH THE CLOSURE. THE CLOSURE IS IN PURPLE. WE'RE LOOKING AT THE SIGN THAT SAYS WEEKEND CLOSURE SOUTH BAY 680, FROM 580. THE DUBLIN INTERCHANGE TOWARD SUNOL. TECHNICALLY DOWN TO KOOPMAN, BUT HIGHWAY 84. YOUR ALTERNATE ROUTES THROUGH THE AREA ARE 580 BACK TOWARD LIVERMORE, AND THEN TAKING 84 THROUGH THE AREA. THERE'S CONSTRUCTION AND SOME BARRIERS, BUT IT'S FULLY OPEN. IT WILL JUST BE EVEN MORE CONGESTED. THE OTHER WAY IS OVER THE DUBLIN GRADE, CASTRO VALLEY Y AND DOWN 880 AND COMING BACK ON 84, WHICH HAS ONE-WAY TRAFFIC CONTROL. YOU CA
