NEW : Bridge ` ` is safer than when we closed it on Friday , '' official report . California bridge closed last week for major retrofitting . Engineers discovered ` ` significant damage '' on east span of bridge . Commuters make the trek across the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge after it reopened Tuesday . About 280,000 vehicles travel San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge daily .
NEW : Bridge ` ` is safer than when we closed it on Friday , '' official report . California bridge closed last week for major retrofitting . Engineers discovered ` ` significant damage '' on east span of bridge . About 280,000 vehicles travel San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge daily .