Local and federal leaders gathered Monday in front of San Francisco's iconic Golden Gate Bridge to celebrate the $400 million the bridge has received to strengthen its resilience against disasters.
The funding, secured at the end of 2022, will help retrofit the bridge's main suspension and better equip it against earthquakes.
The Golden Gate Bridge is one of four bridges selected in the first round of funding, and all were selected based on their overall cultural significance and contributions to regional and national economies. The grant funding builds upon the billions of federal dollars states have already received to fix up thousands of bridges.
"It's a bridge that takes a lot of work and takes a lot of hands to ensure that it is not only the asset that it needs to be for us now, but the asset and beauty that it needs to be for future generations to come," Breed said. Senior advisor to the president and White House infrastructure coordinator Mitch Landrieu said that strong national security and economic security cannot happen without strong infrastructure. He said investments in bridges ensure that people can continue to travel safely, even in time of natural disasters, and builds up the construction workforce.
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