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Golden Gate Bridge lane configuration to change starting Monday The current evening rush plan isn't working well, so crews will change the lane configuration on the bridge only twice a week instead of every...
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| Jan.11 |
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Golden Gate Bridge work finished early as barrier installed Drivers no longer need to avoid 'suicide lane', thanks to a new $30 million steel-and-concrete movable barrier separating the north and south lanes. The Golden Gate Bridge re-opened Sunday evening more than 6 hours... | |
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Bridge work on track for Monday reopening The longest closure in the history of the Golden Gate Bridge continues as workers install a new median barrier system
| Jan.10 |
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Final barrier piece was put in place by crews Now crews must begin testing out the zipper trucks which will move the barrier during commute hours
| Jan.9 |
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Golden Gate Bridge closed for median barrier installation  The bridge shut down to private vehicles for 52 hours so workers can install a moveable median barrier designed to prevent head-on collisions | |
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| Oct.9 |
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Golden Gate Bridge District mechanics announced strike
| Feb.17 |
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Golden Gate Bridge District gets boost in revenue
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| Nov.12 |
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Golden Gate Bridge district considers toll hikes
| Oct.25 |
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Golden Gate Bridge tolls may increase next year
| Sep.18 |
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Golden Gate Bridge barrier expected next year After 15 years of planning and searching for funding, the bridge district's board is expected to approve the purchase of the $26
| Jul.31 |
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Thousands of cars don't pay Golden Gate Bridge toll
| Mar.27 |
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All-electronic tolling begins on the Golden Gate Bridge  The toll booths are empty for the first time since Franklin Roosevelt. There are no more toll-takers because you can no longer use cash | |
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| Sep.5 |
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Bridge cables get new paint job The two main cables that hold up the Golden Gate Bridge are getting completely repainted for the first time since the iconic span opened in ...
| Aug.25 |
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Bridge cables getting fresh paint
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| May.28 |
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$3 G. Gate Carpool Tolls To Begin July 1st The board that governs the Golden Gate Bridge voted to charge vehicles with 3 or more people $3 to cross the span during commute hours
| Mar.16 |
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Giant Cranes Squeeze Under Bridges A ship carrying three new container cranes arrived at the Port of Oaklandafter passing under the Golden Gate and the Bay Bridge
| Feb.13 |
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Plans Advance For Bridge Suicide Nets Directors of the agency that oversees the Bridge have moved a step closer to approving a suicide barrier along the historic span
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| Sep.1 |
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Bridge Toll Jumps To $6 Drivers will have to pay another dollar to cross the bridge starting Tuesday; using the electronic system FasTrak -- $5 instead of $4
| Mar.15 |
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Bridge to get congestion tolls The District's board of directors has approved a resolution to charge tolls that rise and fall with the level of traffic
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| Oct.26 |
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Bridge rejects corporate ads The officials have rejected proposals that would have allowed limited corporate advertising to help bolster sagging revenues at the famed sp...
| Sep.23 |
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Sponsorship plan for bridge unpopular idea
| May.28 |
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Bridge Celebrates Blustery Birthday San Francisco's most famous landmark opened to pedestrians exactly 70 years ago, to cross the span on foot for the first time May 27, 1937 | |
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| Nov.16 |
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Bridge Sponsorship Possible The managers of the bridge are hiring a company to explore the moneymaking potential of the world-famous span
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| Apr.27 |
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MTC OKs $1.6m to study suicide barrier
| Mar.5 |
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Cranes Clear Bay Spans 2 towering shipping cranes have made their way across the Bay slipping under the bridges with a few feet of clearance
| Feb.12 |
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$6 toll idea for Gate Bridge ignored The directors' talk was mostly about hitting up bicyclists and pedestrians, tourists, carpoolers and the disabled
| Feb.9 |
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Another Toll Hike for the Bridge
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| Jun.19 |
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Health Care Workers Rally
| Mar.12 |
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District proposing fare increases
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| Jun.13 |
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Collection coffer goes up
| Feb.14 |
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Security zones around bridges The areas extend 25 yards around piers, abutments, and pilings
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| Dec.22 |
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Zero-emission vehicles ride free
| Sep.1 |
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$5 toll to cross span Those with a FasTrak pass will pay $4. Last hike was in 1991
| Jun.28 |
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Toll hiked to $5 Drivers who use FasTrak, an electronic payment system, will pay $4. New toll will earn an extra $134 million over 5 years
| Apr.3 |
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Bridge insurance to double Insurance coverage more than double in cost after Sept. 11, and terrorist attacks won't be covered anymore
before year 2000
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| May. 27, 1937 |
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Golden Gate Bridge opened Map of Golden Gate Bridge San Francisco A suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate strait. The structure links the U.S. city of San Francisco to Marin County | |
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