Suicide deterrent project on the Coronado Bridge<\/strong><\/p>\n Since its completion in 1969, more than 400 people have died after jumping from the San Diego-Coronado Bridge.<\/p>\n The state is working to install an anti-suicide net on the bridge, a project that, at last estimation, will cost $140 million. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) contracted\u00a0Myers and Traylor in April 2025<\/a> for the project.<\/p>\n Caltrans will present an update at the Sept. 16 City Council meeting.<\/p>\n The Coronado bridge has been given the moniker of \u201csuicide bridge,\u201d and it\u2019s often cited as the nation\u2019s second deadliest, after the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. However, a suicide deterrent was completed<\/a> on the Golden Gate Bridge in 2024.<\/p>\n In April, a representative from Caltrans said there was not yet a timeframe for the project, but that it would implement a design-build approach in effort to expedite construction.<\/p>\n In 2019, Caltrans installed four-inch spikes along the railing of the bridge, but they did not prevent people from jumping. There are security cameras at the Glorietta Toll Plaza on the Coronado side of the bridge, but they are insufficient for monitoring bridge activity, Caltrans says.<\/p>\n The bridge marks the highest concentration of fatalities in Caltrans\u2019 District 11, which includes San Diego and Imperial counties. Because fatalities caused by suicide do not qualify under Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) criteria, the project does not qualify for HSIP funding.<\/p>\n Read more about the planned deterrent here<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Photo](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Coronado-Bridge-Barrier-Net-Rendering.jpg\")
<\/a>A rendering of the proposed net. Photo courtesy of Caltrans.<\/p>\n