A normal traffic day on the Golden Gate Bridge. Traffic has been anything but normal on the bridge during the novel coronavirus crisis, with the transit district reporting more than a 70-percent decline in toll revenues. (Photo by John Weiss/Flickr)

The general manager and CEO of the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District recently gave a snapshot report on the impact the novel coronavirus pandemic has had on the district.

Between April 5-11, Golden Gate Bridge traffic was down 71.5 percent from normal, while Golden Gate Transit bus ridership fell 88 percent and Golden Gate Ferry ridership fell 99.4 percent compared to early April 2019, General Manager and CEO Denis Mulligan said Friday.

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