Biden administration allots $400 million for Golden Gate Bridge earthquake upgrades

A decades-old project to fortify the Golden Gate Bridge to withstand major earthquakes is closer to the finish line after receiving $400 million from the Biden administration.

The Federal Highway Administration announced at the end of December that it was allocating $400 million of the $1 trillion federal infrastructure package approved in 2021 to complete the third and final phase of the seismic upgrades on the bridge.

Launched in the late 1990s, the project aims to allow the 2-mile span to withstand a magnitude 8.3 earthquake, an event comparable to the destructive 1906 San Francisco earthquake.

“This project is as important as any transportation infrastructure project you can find in America,” said Rep. Jared Huffman of San Rafael, who was among a delegation of Bay Area Democrats who wrote to the Biden administration in support of the funds.

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By:  Will Houston
Source: Marin Independent Journal

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