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The Golden Gate Bridge will close next week for the installation of a 13,340-foot moveable median barrier to provide a safer trip across the bridge and eliminate head-on collisions.
Prep work for the center barrier installation on the Golden Gate Bridge will close some lanes overnight on Saturday night, November 8, until Sunday morning, November 9.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Officials say the Golden Gate Bridge shut down to private vehicles early Saturday so workers can install a moveable median barrier designed to prevent head-on collisions.
One year ago, crews finished installing the suicide deterrent nets below San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge. Tuesday, we're learning more about how the barriers are saving lives. The Golden Gate ...
Golden Gate Bridge Golden Gate Bridge patrol officers say suicides are down with new safety nets By Alise Maripuu | Bay City News • Published April 10, 2025 • Updated on April 10, 2025 at 9:39 am ...
As of Nov. 21, the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District reported eight suicides this year, significantly less than the average of 30 each year from 2012 through 2023.
Head-on collisions on the Golden Gate Bridge could be reduced within three years if appproval for a movable median barrier moves forward as planned, a spokeswoman for the bridge district said ...
SAN FRANCISCO -- A big step was taken with the goal of saving lives at the Golden Gate Bridge as a ceremony held on Thursday marked the beginning of work on a suicide barrier.
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Plans to install a suicide barrier along the Golden Gate Bridge are moving forward. The building and operations committee will review the park service permit Thursday.
That’s why the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District’s latest budget for fiscal year 2016-17 includes funding for two new engineers, along with a bevy of other funding asks ...
Since the Golden Gate opened in 1937, more than 1,400 people have plunged to their deaths, including a record 46 suicides last year.
A review of records by the San Francisco Chronicle, reported Sunday, showed there have been 1,218 Golden Gate Bridge suicides reported between the time the bridge opened, on May 27, 1937, and this ...