Minnesota-based Danny’s Construction has partnered with Shimmick Construction, a prominent west-coast heavy civil contractor, to build the Suicide Deterrent System, also known as the Safety Net, to prevent people from taking their own lives by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge.
At its completion in 2021, this will be the largest application of a suicide net deterrent system on a bridge in the United States, according to the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District.
This $211 million project consists of a near full bridge length stainless-steel cable net system on both sides of the bridge along with a wind retrofit on the west side of the main suspension span, according to Danny’s Construction, which is located in Shakopee, a city in the Twin Cities metro area.
Of the overall cost, $204 million is dedicated to construction.
Each year, on average, about 30 people their lives by jumping off the iconic bridge, and they come from around the world to do it.
Hundreds more are stopped from harming themselves through the efforts of the Golden Gate Bridge District Patrol, California Highway Patrol, other law enforcement, and citizen intervention, according to the Highway and Transportation District.
