Golden Gate Bridge's safety net project nearly complete

Construction workers work on the Golden Gate Bridge for the suicide prevention barrier in San Francisco, California, the United States, Nov. 30, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Guanguan)

A suicide prevention barrier made of a net of stainless steel cables on the Golden Gate Bridge is expected to be finished by the end of the year after more than 5 years' construction with a total cost of $217 million.

Pedestrians walk across the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California, the United States, Nov. 30, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Guanguan)

A cruise ship passes underneath the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California, the United States, Nov. 30, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Guanguan)

Pedestrians walk across the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California, the United States, Nov. 30, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Guanguan)

A cruise ship passes underneath the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California, the United States, Nov. 30, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Guanguan)

A cruise ship passes underneath the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California, the United States, Nov. 30, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Guanguan)