$76M Suicide Barrier Project on Golden Gate Bridge Includes State Mental Health Funding
The board of the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District has approved a plan that would use $76 million -- including $7 million in state mental health funding -- to construct a suicide barrier on the bridge. At least 1,600 individuals have died after jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge, including 46 deaths last year, according to the Bridge Rail Foundation.
- "Golden Gate Bridge Board OKs $76 Million for Suicide Barrier" (Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle, 6/28).