SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Caltrans is asking for public opinion on a plan to implode a pier that supported part of the old eastern span of the Bay Bridge.
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Environmentalists worry the blast could pollute the Bay with dust and debris. Engineers argue less damage will be done in a few seconds than in the months it would take to remove the pier, piece by piece.
Today's public meeting begins at 2 p.m. at the Ferry Building in San Francisco.
FILE -- The old and new eastern spans of the Bay Bridge. (KGO-TV)