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Mr. Roadshow / Traffic Reporter
Gary Richards
Gary Richards covered traffic and transportation in the Bay Area as Mr. Roadshow from 1992 until his death in December 2023 after a long battle with a degenerative muscle and nerve disease. Before covering transportation and writing his popular Mr. Roadshow column for commuters, he was an assistant sports editor at The Mercury News from 1984-1987. He started his journalism career as a sports editor in Iowa in 1975.
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![Work is continuing on Highway 84 widening between Interstate 680 and Livermore, but it could be finished by summer of 2025. Work is continuing on Highway 84 widening between Interstate 680 and Livermore, but it could be finished by summer of 2025.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/EBT-L-HWY4FRI-XX-9.jpg?w=140)
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Highway 84 second lanes expected to open in summer of 2025: Roadshow
Work is continuing on Highway 84 widening between Interstate 680 and Livermore, but it could be finished by summer of 2025.
![Driver can't tell when carpool lane becomes express lane on Highway 85. Driver can't tell when carpool lane becomes express lane on Highway 85.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/sjm-l-carpool-06xx-04.jpg?w=127)
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‘I don’t want a ticket. When does northbound 85 carpool lane become an express lane?’ reader asks: Roadshow
Driver can't tell when carpool lane becomes express lane on Highway 85.
![When San Jose airport gets a lot of traffic, such as during the holidays, motorists may be rerouted to reduce backups. When San Jose airport gets a lot of traffic, such as during the holidays, motorists may be rerouted to reduce backups.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/SJM-L-HOLIDAYAIR-11XX-3_1051657022.jpeg?w=133)
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Why did the airport make this frustrating holiday traffic decision? And will they do it again?
When San Jose airport gets a lot of traffic, such as during the holidays, motorists may be rerouted to reduce backups.
![Large stormwater filtering devices are being installed in San Jose, but an unexpected problem is delaying completion at one site. Large stormwater filtering devices are being installed in San Jose, but an unexpected problem is delaying completion at one site.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/MCH-L-RoadWork-0615-2.jpg?w=132)
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Stormwater filtering devices being installed in San Jose but one site left construction litter in its wake
Large stormwater filtering devices are being installed in San Jose, but an unexpected problem is delaying completion at one site.
![Drivers making right turn intersection where an island was eliminated now often ignore pedestrians, reader writes.
Drivers making right turn intersection where an island was eliminated now often ignore pedestrians, reader writes.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/salm1007roadwork01.jpg?w=117)
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Intersection an upgrade for drivers, bicyclists but pedestrians less sure: Roadshow
Drivers making right turn intersection where an island was eliminated now often ignore pedestrians, reader writes.
![A bus driver's actions when encountering an emergency were professional and kept everyone in their seats, while avoiding the stopped vehicles. A bus driver's actions when encountering an emergency were professional and kept everyone in their seats, while avoiding the stopped vehicles.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/20130308_071103_ssdn0131busfare01.jpg?w=132)
Happy trails: Roadshow readers deliver shout-outs for jobs well done
A bus driver's actions when encountering an emergency were professional and kept everyone in their seats, while avoiding the stopped vehicles.
![The photos showed damage to columns and rebar under the bridge, according to the kayaker who took them. The photos showed damage to columns and rebar under the bridge, according to the kayaker who took them.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/SJM-L-DRONEVIEW-02XX-11.jpg?w=136)
Photos under Redwood Creek Bridge caused alarm but Caltrans tests show bridge is safe: Roadshow
The photos showed damage to columns and rebar under the bridge, according to the kayaker who took them.
![Readers weigh in after hydrogen car driver wants to know why the price of the fuel has jumped so high. Readers weigh in after hydrogen car driver wants to know why the price of the fuel has jumped so high.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/ebt-l-hydrogen-1013-2.jpg?w=132)
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Why is hydrogen so expensive? High production costs and limited competition, for starters: Roadshow
Readers weigh in after hydrogen car driver wants to know why the price of the fuel has jumped so high.
![Work crews will be fixing potholes on Interstate 880 in Milpitas and Fremont through mid-December. Work crews will be fixing potholes on Interstate 880 in Milpitas and Fremont through mid-December.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/pothole.jpg?w=137)
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Caltrans working to smooth ride on a stretch of I-880: Roadshow
Work crews will be fixing potholes on Interstate 880 in Milpitas and Fremont through mid-December.
![Pedestrian has had close calls with motorists driving the wrong way on one-way streets. Pedestrian has had close calls with motorists driving the wrong way on one-way streets.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/SJM-L-FATAL-0117-4.jpg?w=132)
Look both ways on one-way streets, too … a panicked wrong-way driver could be heading toward you: Roadshow
Pedestrian has had close calls with motorists driving the wrong way on one-way streets.