On Wednesday, they finally got their wish when officials announced that crews have installed stainless-steel nets on both sides of the 1.7-mile (2.7-kilometer) bridge.
City officials approved the project more than a decade ago, and in 2018 work began on the 20-foot-wide (6-meter-wide) stainless steel mesh nets.
The nets — placed 20 feet (6 meters) down from the bridge’s deck — are not visible from cars crossing the bridge.
The bridge is sealed up,” said Dennis Mulligan, general manager of the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District.
Firefighters in both San Francisco and Marin counties are being trained to climb down and rescue anyone who jumps into the nets.
Bridge officials were first asked to do something about the suicides shortly after the bridge opened eight decades ago.
In 2014, Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District officials approved the project for $76 million. »