Completion of suicide deterrent on Coronado Bridge slated for 2028

Completion of suicide deterrent on Coronado Bridge slated for 2028

Construction on a barrier designed to prevent people from jumping from the San Diego-Coronado Bridge is expected to begin this year, with completion projected in 2028. More than 400 people have jumped from the bridge since it was completed in 1969, and it is often cited as the second-most utilized of the nation’s “suicide bridges.” The project has been years in the making, and in effort to expedite it, will be the first design-build project that…