Alcatraz Island Dock Repair: Reopening Timeline

0:00Alcatraz Island in San Francisco is shut down to visitors for the rest of the week. National Park Service crews are repairing the dock, and the spot should reopen by Saturday. Officials call it a routine plan fix on the pilings, where over a million people step off boats every year. All tours from Monday through Friday got canceled, with tickets already refunded. Travelers are feeling the pinch. One visitor from the United Kingdom learned about a Monday morning, while prepping for their first trip to the city, now wondering if they can shift, plans. The park will drop updates on their website about the reopening timeline. If Alcatraz is on your list, check that site soon. It'll be welcoming folks back before you know it. I'm Cory with the story, and you've been listening to California News today, AI-powered local news.