Golden Gate Bridge closing for safety upgrade this weekend
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Golden Gate Bridge will shut down to private vehicles for 52 hours starting at midnight Friday so workers can install a moveable median barrier designed to prevent head-on collisions, part of an effort to increase safety along the iconic structure.
Transit buses, emergency vehicles, pedestrians and bicyclists will be able to cross the bridge while the barrier is being installed, the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District said. The bridge is scheduled to reopen to all traffic Monday at 4 a.m.
The weekend closure will be the longest in the bridge's history and the first since 1987, when the bridge closed for a few hours for a celebration of the 50th anniversary of its construction.
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In this Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013 file photo, Golden Gate Bridge workers shift traffic lanes during the end of the morning commute in San Francisco. The Golden Gate Bridge will close to vehicles for 52 hours starting early Saturday morning, Jan. 10, 2014 to install a steel and concrete moveable median barrier that will help make the iconic bridge safer to commuters.
Photo: Eric Risberg, AP
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They have been talking about it for over fifty years. And I have to admit, the solution is really slick compared to the early ideas:
The ones I've seen open or close additional lanes, depending on the traffic. I thought they were scary as hell... 
And this is such a beautiful and historic bridge, glad to hear they're making improvements. 
Having seen street repairs that seem to last for months, this sounds positively brilliant... 
I guess I'm an idiot, because I never realized those pylons had to be moved by hand. I always assumed they had some clever vehicle that zipped across the bridge and rearranged the lanes...
