Making practice runs back and forth. Sky 7hd saw the truck in action from above, up zipping each 1500pound piece of the new safety barrier and moving it to the next lane. Bridge director says the project is on schedule. Were very cognizant of our responsibility to the public to open the bridge as soon as possible and were on track for the 4 00 a. M. Opening. Lane restriping is happening on the bridge, along with other work. Workers still need to fill holes on the bridge like this one. 15,000 of them in fact. Where the old plastic cones used to go. This is barrier take too long to be built . Yes. Congresswoman jacky spears says the project is long overdue but finally here. This barrier is really about public health. And the threat that is caused by traffic coming in either direction. We have an obligation to eliminate it. Congresswoman nancy pelosi cut the ribbon on the project. For grace now confined to a wheelchair, the barrier means safety for future motorists. I feel happy. My accid
Installed, but there is still work to be done before tomorrow morning. Cornell bernard has been covering the bridge closure all weekend and joins us now live. Reporter lots of testing still going on on top of the bridge, but this historic safety project is wrapping up tonight. The heavy lifting is done and the iconic pan is one step closer to being much safer and saving lives. One woman says she is counting on it. I decided to drive in what we all called the suicide lane just because traffic was really slow. She came to an early dedication ceremony for the project with a compelling story. She was hit head on in 2008 by a driver having a medical emergency on he bridge. He hassed out at the wheel. He crossed over the median and hit my car, right at the door. Bridge directors say the new barrier will save lives. Bright yellow zipper trucks are making practice runs back and forth. Sky 7hd saw the truck in action from above, up zipping each 1500pound piece of the new safety barrier and movi
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