Engineer Bob Brignano examines the exposed end of on anchor rod cast in 2010 undergoing a corrosion stress test for the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge in Oakland, Calif. on Friday, Aug. 2, 2013.

A Bay Bridge oversight committee approved funding Thursday to begin designing methods of drying and sealing anchor rods in the base of the new eastern tower that have been steeping in bay water bec… ...

The anchor rods in the shear keys and bearings are tightened to 70 percent of their capacity, the highest on the bridge. Less than half of all 2,306 high-strength steel fasteners on the span are ...