I-880 North (CA), Hayward to Oakland, CA 92 to I-80

[@Brian-nn1tf]

watching this back I find it so interesting how all the cars are older models and how much they have evolved in a pretty short time

[@rockersk08]

Almost four years ago, a random search of I-880 led me to your original work of this. Watching this just brought back a flood of memories and nostalgia. Seriously, you did an awesome job with this. I never even knew of the term "Nasty Nimitz" either! Still, the corridor was amazing to see. Going into my favorites, thank you for the awesome video!

[@mjoven1975]

It's more fun to watch a video of I-880 than actually drive. Nice job Brent!

[@aflutes1706]

Great video!!!!! That last interchange (I-880 @ I-80) Was pretty cool.

[@carlahead2945]

Very interesting indeed!! I've never been to California before,and I'll agree with you having heavy traffic. It looks like every big city in America as far as having too much traffic is concerned. That doesn't at all surprise me,dude. Love that music too!! Sounds like music that has been played in some night clubs I've been to and definitely a beat that was worth dancing to!!! Great videos,dude!! Hopefully someday soon I'll visit California as I have close friends who live in a small town in Northern California the town is called Anderson.

[@asteyhighways]

Enjoyed it! Mainly the landscape views, at end of the video. And very nice vid quality! Good work!

[@Corello1249]

Something about this freeway reminds me of the "fake" freeway constructed for the second Matrix movie. I can certainly understand how it would be hated and reviled, but I rather enjoyed this ride, so thank you!

[@hgprthe27man]

Drove through here yesterday. One notable thing that shows a lot has changed is that there are now express lanes through Hayward.

[@Libra95932]

Hey just a FYI....From the 7th st/West grand ave exit to just after the 80/580 split is where the double decker "cypress freeway" used to be. Until its colapse on Oct. 19, 1989. But, great video. I have not been (back home) since 1995.

[@96justinpark]

When I-880 starts to get a little curvy at 4:30, it almost reminds me of the 5 freeway just south of downtown L.A. near the I-710 interchange, good work, Brent! I can feel a sense of evil from this freeway by the choice of your music. :)

[@Freewayjim]

Very nice work, the road got more interesting as you went on, loved the MacArthur Maze part at the end.

[@ChrisWilliams-ls7ue]

Hey freeway Jim, learn to drive slower and more patient like freeway brent, haha just kidding

[@jmvfrva]

Okay Brent - after a few cocktails, I was able to enjoy the soundtrack!

[@Matias-lq3il]

Cool

[@FreewayBrent]

The tunnels are wide (and tall) enough to handle trucks; however, hazardous loads are only permitted to drive through the Caldacott between 3 and 5 a.m., every day (yup, just 2 hours a day).

[@FreewayBrent]

Thanks! It's probably most impressive, viewing it from westbound I-80 at ground-level. Numerous flyover ramps, all congregating in one spot.

[@pizzasubs]

For some reason, always thought it would be pretty easy to drive in the carpool lane during the hours when your not supposed to, I mean are those lanes actually patrolled where they look for cars/trucks with only 1 person in it? Was the Nimitz freeway named after the famous warship if I'm Correct? I actually used to live of of Hisperian Blvd in San Lorenzo. My High school basketball team actually played at Oracle Arena for a few games. Awesome Video as always....Congratulations

[@MattAHTatTat]

ahhhh...my home...yeah, I spent a lot of time driving the 800 in the east bay. The Hesperian exit right next to the 238 offramp always drove me nuts. People would be blocking the exit to the 238 because the backup leading off at Hersperian would extend a good 1/4 mile down the freeway...ugh! Worst design for a freeway exit EVER! And my how the 92 interchange has evolved over the 10 years I've been out of the area! Cool Vid Brent!

[@swededude1992]

I had a look. I agree with you. Supersmall offramps. Drivers only get one shot to get off the motorway. Get off or stay or drive into the barrier.

[@ericaw247]

Love the beat of that song and love the video also.

[@FreewayBrent]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed!

[@TheSolarcatcher]

Nice Brent. Good Deadmau5 track as well. I always wondered how to use that. Wonder no more! Thanks!

[@Matias-lq3il]

Song:sofi needs a ladder made in 2010

[@FreewayBrent]

Similar thing does happen at the Caldacott Tunnel along CA 24, although that's mainly due to the design of the approaches (CA 24 is rather hilly and both ends of the tunnel are curvaceous), leading to both ends of the tunnel. Not to mention that the lighting at the entrance of both ends isn't the greatest.

[@socarboy]

Very nice job on this Brent; you sure know how to make a road geek vid.

[@Cricketbrothas23]

dude, you're awesome at these videos.

[@FreewayBrent]

My friend, Victoria (she lives in Waikiki Beach), was telling me something about a commuter/light-rail network around Honolulu. I'll have to look more into it.

[@FreewayBrent]

My job does have me drive quite a bit on some days (I'm not a trucker, but I do have a company sedan to meet up with my clients), but I've always had sort of a fascination with road infrastructure.

[@nc2888ksw]

The nasty nimitz section reminds me of the Jersey Turnpike just south of newark. Neat video.

[@EpicThe112]

Great video and I-880 has an equivalent in the Lehigh valley area it's US-22 from I-78 east exit 51 to pa-145, & pa-987 . Serves Lehigh valley mall and airport since I-78 bypasses both, and this 12 mile section of us-22 east has lots of accidents due to short deceleration lanes on a busy 4 freeway. Filming this strech of us-22 requires I knew you were trouble by Taylor Swift, and she grew up in berks county which is a part of the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania.

[@FreewayBrent]

Thanks! I might be visiting Oahu this year, to film the Oahu freeway network, and some of the scenic coastal roads. I suppose I'd have to film H-1 on a Sunday morning, since it's notoriously congested during the work week, anytime near rush hour.

[@pimpHO87]

one of my favorite stretches of freeway, probably because it's the one I use often.

[@GiovaDanger7]

Finally a new video! This part of california is great

[@FreewayBrent]

Excessively heavy/constant stream of traffic (which you probably noticed in the 2nd half of the video), 1950's-era engineering (very short and closely spaced entrance and exit ramps), a lack of breakdown shoulders through central Oakland, and truck traffic that reaches an average of over 20,000 trucks per day, much higher than a typical freeway. Parts of the freeway are now receiving a (much overdue) overhaul, but it's still many years away before the entire freeway is widened with shoulders.

[@alanhernandez7740]

Are you in whats going to be 4:58

[@nascarfordguy808]

Thanks for the video! I love the Bay Area! I'm from Hawaii we drive in circles lol

[@Rightonrightoff]

Great video. The first minute of the music is mind numbing. Lol I almost threw my headphones off.

[@darylmccutcheon7275]

Amazing to see the newer interstate 880 replacing the Cypress Freeway double decker that got toppled by the Loma Prieta Earthquake of '89, yet this freeway would suck if you break down on it as you are right inadequate shoulder space

[@FreewayBrent]

Hey, thanks! New video to be released in the next day or 2. Stay tuned...

[@jmvfrva]

Hey - I'm sure a few of my soundtracks have been turned down. That was a good ride - I drove that road in 1988 when a portion of it was double decked. My latest video featured a soundtrack from one of the Bay Area's finest - Bob Weir.

[@dxmyr]

This freeway is my home right now I'm on it every day

[@jmvfrva]

So do I - hope to see him live a few more times.

[@qewtypants]

Bringing back more memories of my time living in CA. I was curious, is there a chance you could post the time or if it was weekend you made the videos? I often wonder about that concerning the traffic load. Just a thought! Take care and many thanks again- love the videos!

[@FreewayBrent]

Thanks, brotha!

[@FreewayBrent]

Definitely not, but it's still a busy airport, and the regional hub for Southwest Airlines. It gets about 9.2 million passengers a year. It's a pretty convenient airport to get to and navigate around. Once they finish building the BART extension directly into the terminals, it'll be a 25 minute train ride into downtown San Francisco.

[@FreewayBrent]

No, it's definitely a valid question of yours. Not dumb at all. Sometimes, SFO is prone to flight delays, due to weather (i.e. fog) and pure demand. Oakland Int'l, on the other hand, rarely suffers from delays, and if you look at the geography of the Bay Area, for some people, it is much easier to access Oakland Int'l vs. SFO. It still ranks as one of the busier airports in the US, so there's definitely a need for it.

[@FreewayBrent]

Hey, that's not a bad idea. For what it's worth, I recorded this on a Monday morning around 11 a.m., back in 2012 (it's usually a lot busier, Weds-Friday). Glad you enjoyed!

[@FreewayBrent]

Hey! I didn't read this comment until now. Well thank you. A lot more from the Bay Area, to be released in the coming months ahead.

[@FreewayBrent]

Yeah, just a bit. I can see that comparison. Probably a lot more accidents on I-880. Thanks for watching!

[@danielvargas6960]

Whats the music

[@EuropeanRoads]

The Nasty Nimitz, an interesting ride nonetheless. Good job.

[@FreewayBrent]

There was an overturned 18-wheeler just yesterday on that damn freeway, curse the Nasty Nimitz, lol.

[@SuperVgames]

finally you upload something

[@NoProGoPronto]

Just curious, do you drive for a living or just like being on the road?

[@FreewayBrent]

Keys to using "Sofi Needs A Ladder": Lots of traffic and movement, perhaps an industrial setting, lots of "chaos" in the video. Glad you enjoyed!

[@FreewayBrent]

Well, it's fairly unlikely that you'll get pulled over. BUT, if you do, it's a minimum $481 fine, plus all sorts of fees that help pay for the California budget. You're probably talking a minimum $600 fine, if you get caught. 2nd time offenders can be hit with up to $1,000 in fines, and 3rd time offenders could end up forking over $1,500. Expensive! The Nimitz Freeway was actually named after Chester Nimitz, a World War II fleet admiral. Glad you enjoyed the ride!

[@FreewayBrent]

Yup yup...I wanted to mention a note (and insert a picture) of the collapsed Cypress Freeway, but my annotation about the Port of Oakland left little room to insert another annotation. Glad you enjoyed the tune...I know not everybody did, but it would have helped if I cut out the first annoying 30 seconds, lol.

[@FreewayBrent]

Yeah man, wish I could devote more time to my hobby, but I work so much, these days. Whenever I can squeeze in some time (which isn't much), I try to put together the videos.

[@pimpHO87]

and yay, 66th Ave exit! I'll be using that exit more once when baseball season rolls around.

[@FreewayBrent]

Over time, the entire stretch from San Leandro to Downtown Oakland will be getting a makeover (certain stretches have been under construction for awhile now). It's long overdue!

[@FreewayBrent]

I wouldn't be surprised if I-880 is in the top 2 or 3 in the state, for most accidents. Especially the stretch between Oak Street and High Street, where there's almost always *at least* a couple of major accidents EVERY WEEK...meaning, overturned trucks, accidents severe enough to shut down one direction of traffic for 1 or 2 hours. Well, you get the picture. Luckily, I was able to get this down in 1 session, although I chose the lightest travel day and time of the week (a Monday @ 11 am)

[@nascarfordguy808]

Yeah Sunday is your best bet! We are suppose to have a rail system built from Kapolei to Honolulu but right now there is a freeze on construction.... ????

[@jmm2000]

Where is the section of I-880 is double-deck from; the area that collapsed in the '89 earthquake?

[@justinhui5533]

That wasn't I-880; that I-80, which ran across the Bay using the old Bay Bridge, which was double-deck and did collapse in the '89 earthquake. They don't use the double deck bridge anymore, instead they use two separate bridges.

[@danielvargas6960]

Whats the music called

[@FreewayBrent]

lol, it's okay man. If I stick to my video editing schedule, my next release is going to feature a song that is borderline classical. A complete contrast to the song in this video.

[@JMMT7022801]

Don't they have a Toyota plant in Hayward?

[@Rightonrightoff]

Haha it's ok. You're doing a great job and it'd be stupid of me to criticize your hard work because of the music. Thanks for the videos.

[@FreewayBrent]

I was just there on Friday night, watching the Warriors beat the Spurs behind Jarrett Jack's 30 points.

[@FreewayBrent]

I can see what you mean by that comparison. Pretty legit. As for the music, I got what I wanted from the soundtrack, but I probably should have deleted the first 30 seconds or so...sounds like one major headache to listen to, lol.

[@FreewayBrent]

You can expect an increasing number of releases, starting this Spring. My "excuse" for releasing very few videos in the past 2 quarters is all due to work, and moving not once, not twice but THREE times. Exhausting! I'm setting up an entirely new department for our Bay Area operations, so it's been overwhelming, to say the least. Good news is that things are just starting to settle down, meaning that I can start devoting more time to my hobby soon. Stay tuned...

[@FreewayBrent]

Ha, thanks! If you remember the freeway chase scene, they actually copied one of the big green signs along US 101 South in Redwood City (near San Francisco), and inserted it into the scene. Something I caught, while watching the movie for a 3rd time. On a side note; I'm kinda wishing I had edited out the first 30 seconds of this song...it's annoying, lol.

[@FreewayBrent]

As in, the store? That reminds me, I need to buy toilet paper, lol.

[@FreewayBrent]

I'll tell you this much, that I-405 is worse overall, as it carries an excessively high traffic volume, from about 5 a.m., all the way until past midnight (at least on the westside of LA). I-880, however, is more susceptible to major accidents, and is probably one of the most unpredictable freeways...you never know if you can cruise through at the limit at 3 p.m. on a Wednesday, or be stuck in stop-and-crawl traffic. Peak hour traffic along most of I-880 is always a real chore, too.

[@FreewayBrent]

lol, sorry...I was thinking about editing out the first 30 seconds. Kind of annoying, in my opinion, too.

[@FreewayBrent]

lol...I figured about 1 out of 3 people would dislike this song. The hard electronic isn't for everybody. On the flip side, my next video is going to feature something that is borderline classical in nature.

[@kubsonpl]

"Typical" urban highway - only what you can watch are the cars/ trucks right in front of you :)). Wish one of those beauties in Poland.

[@FreewayBrent]

I love Bob Weir!

[@danielvargas6960]

In 2013 two bridges in Sean Leandro were green before they were buliding a new one exist from 2013 green bridges marina blvd and Davis street

[@FreewayBrent]

You pretty much "got it"...a small number of individual viewers hated the song, but it's not like I was going to choose Beethoven for a video, featuring an industrial landscape, lol.

[@ChrisWilliams-ls7ue]

Great video except for the song

[@FreewayBrent]

I was thinking about mentioning something about the collapsed Cypress Freeway viaduct, but in the end, I decided to just focus on the Port of Oakland. Decisions, decisions, decisions when making these videos, lol. Glad you enjoyed, thanks for watching! I'm sure you'll be pleasantly surprised by all the changes that have happened, since you left in '95.

[@JonathanSingh]

4x4=12? It's supposed to be 16. 4x3=12.

[@FreewayBrent]

Deadmau5 is known for being quirky with his album and song titles. I'm sure he knows that 4x4 is really 16 and not 12, lol.

[@jmvfrva]

loved the views but I had to turn down the volume :)

[@KittyloveLoco]

conocí todo eso hace 18 años

[@phoenix2972]

hahaha... I just happened to see a target truck and it stuck out :)

[@pimpHO87]

that's the one.

[@Dmitryars]

5:13 - jumping blue car :)

[@danielvargas6960]

Music

[@FreewayBrent]

LOL!

[@phoenix2972]

Target!! :)

[@FreewayBrent]

Pretty typical, although more dilapidated than what you'd see on an American freeway.

[@pimpHO87]

Go Dubs.

[@GalenlevyPhoto]

Been on that interstate like thousands of times. :-) Not the prettiest looking interstate with lot of wear and tear on it.

[@truongle9740]

Car

[@bondosho]

I have friends that live out in Placer County (Lincoln), and my sister lives in Union City. Been down this way many a-times, and I dislike every second of it....much like the song played in this video.

[@KittyloveLoco]

la Davis por ahi me iba al down pi ha tirar la basura

[@freejunk2]

The poor parts of bay area...unlike 101 north

[@1skylinedreamz]

.BORING!!!!!! going threw L.A.'s freeways is 100 times better than this pile of crap...

[@swededude1992]

Traffic jams? xD

[@truongle9740]

Cancelled