Update in Castro Valley: Interstate 580 has reopened in both directions; BART service resumed

A pickup truck crashing onto BART tracks and a subsequent bomb squad investigation of a device in an abandoned vehicle snarled traffic and BART service for several hours at Eden Canyon Road, creating a nightmare for travelers.

Traffic was flowing on Interstate 580 and BART trains were running again Saturday after two closures that began with a pickup truck crashing onto BART tracks in the morning and a subsequent bomb squad investigation of a suspicious device in a vehicle at Eden Canyon Road in the afternoon.

The incidents created a nightmare for people traveling between Castro Valley and Dublin — by car or public transit.

The busy traffic corridor’s woes began in the morning, with a hit-and-run crash that occurred about 10:30 a.m. on westbound 580 near the Eden Canyon off ramp in Castro Valley.

A truck involved in the accident crashed through a chain link fence and onto the BART tracks and shut down service between Castro Valley and Dublin/Pleasanton stations until about 1 p.m. The crash also backed up traffic for about three hours westbound while work crews removed the truck and repaired the damage.

Then, shortly before 3 p.m., an abandoned car with a suspicious package inside caused both directions of the freeway to be closed east of Eden Canyon Road. And BART service was stopped between Castro Valley and Dublin/Pleasanton while police investigated the vehicle, which was left unattended in the center divide of the freeway.

An Alameda County Bomb Squad arrived and found nothing suspicious inside the Chevrolet Tahoe, said public information officer Tyler Hahn. The freeway reopened in both directions around 4:22 p.m.

BART service resumed at 4:14 p.m.