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Bridge officials first green-lighted the project in 2008, as the Golden Gate Bridge remains the only "suicide magnet" in the world without protective barriers installed.
Golden Gate Bridge suicide net project costs double, contractors allege By Alex Shultz, Politics editor, SFGATE Dec 5, 2022 ...
The Golden Gate Bridge is almost finished adding safety nets. The goal of the project – which began in 2018 – is to help prevent suicides from occurring.
A decades-old project to fortify the Golden Gate Bridge to withstand major earthquakes is closer to the finish line after receiving $400 million from the Biden administration. The Federal Highway ...
The project includes building a physical suicide deterrent system with 385,000 sq ft of marine-grade stainless steel net stretched across 555 tons of steel supports that hold the net 20 ft out and ...
Golden Gate Bridge officials are preparing to launch the final and largest phase of a decadeslong project to make the 85-year-old structure withstand stronger earthquakes.