A rendering depicts the suicide prevention net that is planned for the Golden Gate Bridge. Although it has been in the works for 14 years, costs for the project have more than doubled and contractors are enmeshed in a legal dispute. (Image courtesy of Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District)

Local and federal leaders gathered Monday in front of San Francisco’s iconic Golden Gate Bridge to celebrate the $400 million the bridge has received to strengthen its resilience against disasters.

The funding, secured at the end of 2022, will help retrofit the bridge’s main suspension and better equip it against earthquakes.

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