The project has been delayed for years and now according to recently filed allegations, the lack of transparency raised the construction price from $142 million to nearly $400 million.
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 project aims to add 20-foot-wide stainless steel mesh nets on both sides of the 1.7-mile bridge and replace maintenance platforms used by bridge workers that were built in the 1950s. Work on the net began in 2018 and was set to be completed by January 2021 but has been repeatedly delayed.Bridge officials in 2008 voted to move forward with the net, meant to deter those looking to jump to their deaths and catch those who do.
According to the joint venture, the deterioration is mainly in the maintenance platforms - U-shaped structures known as travelers that are powered by diesel engines and hug the bridge on both sides and bottom to give workers access to the bridge's underside and hard-to-reach areas.
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