El Niño Flooding Could Inundate SFO, the Bay Bridge Toll Plaza, and More

Bay Area officials are taking steps to prepare, but this winter s super-strength El Ni o could end up being a major inconvenience or worse, flooding major roadways and potentially impacting San Francisco International Airport.Emergency work is already underway to raise flood-prone portions of Highway 37 in the North Bay, but that is not the only major roadway or piece of infrastructure that could see significant impacts from flooding caused by heavy rain and high tides this winter. SF Mayor Daniel Lurie last week declared an official state of emergency for the city ahead of the winter season, which frees city departments to forgo certain contracting requirements and speed the purchasing of things like flood barriers, pumps, generators, and other supplies to address potential flooding.Just this past weekend and into Tuesday we saw a preview of things to come, with some especially high tides inundating parts of southern Marin County and Palo Alto as well as the Embarcadero.But once the r