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1. Caltrans officials are at loss to explain why more than two-dozen giant steel bolts have snapped on the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge, and acknowledged yesterday that the problem could delay the opening of the bridge, which is currently slated for Labor Day, the SacBee$ and other media outlets report. Overall, officials are concerned about 288 of the 24-foot-long bolts, which are designed to help the new $6.3 billion span withstand a major earthquake.