Contractor: Golden Gate Bridge Suicide Net Will Cost $400 Million

Contractor: Golden Gate Bridge Suicide Net Will Cost $400 Million
The Golden Gate Bridge from Battery Spencer, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, in San Francisco, Calif., in a file photo. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
The Associated Press
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SAN FRANCISCO—A suicide prevention net on San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge that is already years behind schedule will cost about $400 million, more than double its original price, because of problems sparked by the government agency that manages the span, the lead contractors allege.

The allegations filed Nov. 28 in state court by Shimmick Construction Co. and Danny’s Construction Co. say that changes to and flaws in the government’s net design and the lack of transparency about the deterioration of the bridge’s maintenance platforms have raised the construction price from $142 million to at least $398 million.