All lanes are now open after demonstrators caravanning and marching blocked all lanes of westbound Interstate Highway 80 on the Bay Bridge late Sunday afternoon.
A rolling caravan of about 50 vehicles was first reported to authorities around 4:30 p.m. Officials said they slowed down and blocked the upper of deck of the Bay Bridge just west of Treasure Island.
Around 6:30 p.m. lanes began to reopen, and officials said that arrests were being made.
Officials later reported that a total of 29 people were arrested, five vehicles were towed and three bicycles were confiscated. People who were arrested said that they were charged with unlawful assembly. CHP officials said other charges may be added.
During the demonstration, people were seen getting out of vehicles and painting or drawing "#BLM" in bright yellow in the street.
NBC Bay Area's Special Projects Producer Christine Ni was on the bridge when traffic came to a halt. She said that nobody seemed angry or upset about traffic being disrupted.
"Everybody's just hanging out on the Bay Bridge," Ni said after someone on a scooter rode past her and a person in another vehicle took a drink from a cooler.
A travel advisory issued by the CHP is warning drivers that all lanes of westbound Interstate 80 are blocked by protesters at the Bay Bridge Sunday.
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