Close
MyNorthwest
News
Opinion
Sports
Tools
Connect

Contractor: Golden Gate Bridge suicide net will cost $400M

FILE - A man jogs past a sign about crisis counseling on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Aug. 3, 2021. The lead contractor in charge of building a suicide prevention net on San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge that is already years behind schedule says it will cost about $400 million, more than double its original price, because of deterioration that was concealed and other problems. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File) FILE - Patrol officer Nicolas Serrano looks out at a suicide barrier under construction below the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco on Aug. 3, 2021. The lead contractor in charge of building a suicide prevention net on San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge that is already years behind schedule says it will cost about $400 million, more than double its original price, because of deterioration that was concealed and other problems. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File) FILE - People walk along a seawall with Fort Point and the Golden Gate Bridge in the background in San Francisco, on Oct. 11, 2020. The lead contractor in charge of building a suicide prevention net on San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge that is already years behind schedule says it will cost about $400 million, more than double its original price, because of deterioration that was concealed and other problems. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
Contractor: Golden Gate Bridge suicide net will cost $400M