Contractor receives nearly US$100 million in settlement over Golden Gate Bridge

Mitchell Keller Managing Editor, American Cranes & Transport

06 November 2024

California, US-based Shimmick Corporation – a water and critical infrastructure contractor – has settled a lawsuit against the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District near San Fransisco, with US$97 million to be paid out to Shimmick as part of the agreement.

The lawsuit stemmed from the iconic Bay Area bridge’s Golden Gate Bridge Physical Suicide Deterrent and Wind Retrofit scheme, which Shimmick (along with joint-venture partner Danny’s Construction) signed on to lead in 2017 for $142 million.

The programme includes installing a new barrier of marine-grade steel netting along the nearly…

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