At a size of more than 380,000 square feet and costing about $200 million, the barrier is set to be completed in January 2021.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi speaks during a ceremony marking the beginning of construction of a suicide barrier at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Calif. on Thursday, April 13, 2017.

A motorcyclist rides past machinery used to convert a movable barrier already in place south of the Golden Gate Bridge toll plaza in San Francisco, Calif. on Friday, May 23, 2014.

District directors approve plans for a $76 million suicide prevention net on San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge. ... Board of directors approves plan to erect suicide barrier on Golden Gate Bridge.

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission put the barrier project back on track in 2008, giving the bridge district $20 million. About $5 million of the cost comes from toll money, and the state ...

These include attaching a clamp to the top of the gate and pulling it back and forth 10,000 times, to mimic a child pulling on it over time. We also hit the gate in different areas, including on the ...

The barrier consists of four types of gates that work together. All will reach the bay bottom when closed and stand roughly 22 feet above the surface. Workers will operate the system from a ...

Gates provide your first level of protection against intruders. Consequently, any homeowner would want a gate that could truly serve its purpose—a tough, durable barrier that can afford any ...

An extra tall gate is also useful for keeping out pets (which can often jump a standard height gate), and a catflap can be handy to allow your feline friend to come and go while still keeping your ...