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

The new retrofit is expected to allow the bridge to withstand magnitude 8 earthquakes similar to the 1905 San Francisco rattler.

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.

“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. Plans for the seismic upgrades began in the aftermath of the devastating Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989. The 6.9-magnitude temblor killed more than 60 people, caused thousands of injuries and billions of dollars worth of damage.

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