OAKLAND — Protesters blocked an East Bay freeway early Monday, shutting it down and affecting the morning commute, the California Highway Patrol said.
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According to the CHP, all lanes were blocked on northbound Interstate 880 south of 5th Street and Embarcadero were blocked. The CHP had approximately 40 officers at the scene.
It was not known immediately why the protesters were there. The CHP issued a Sig Alert for severe traffic at 6:50 a.m.
According to authorities, a U-Haul truck brought out barrels to which the protesters chained themselves. The U-Haul truck left the scene after dropping off the barrels, according to authorities.
All lanes on southbound I-880 were open but traffic was moving slowly.
Big rigs were being allowed on westbound I-580 while I-880 was blocked.
No other information was available right away.
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