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| Citizens
for a Safe Golden Gate Bridge |
| Robert M. Guernsey |
| Founder
& Chairman of the Board |
| Director
Schweiger |
Director
Kirkbride |
May 4, 1999
Mrs. Celia G. Kupersmith - General Manager
Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
P.O. Box 9000, Presidio Station
San Francisco, CA 94129-0601
Dear Mrs. Kupersmith: |
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate
you on your appointment as general manager of the
most important transit district in the Bay Area, we
would also like to state that you have many admirable
qualifications to further the needs for safety on
the Golden Gate Bridge.
Director Schweiger and myself met with Carney Campion
in late October of 1997. Mr. Campion assured us that
he would take care of the two most important issues
needed to make the bridge safe by year end of 1997.
It seem to be well on its way. By mid 1998 the issues
lost there order in the scheme of bridge safety: |
1. Golden Gate Bridge;
Seismic Retrofit Project: $248,876.600.00
2. Golden Gate Bridge; MMB by: Barrier Systems
Inc. Quick Change: $7,292.500.00
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| As Citizens
for a Safe Golden Gate Bridge public campaign for
the Movable Median Barrier (RDS) officially started
(when all hell broke-out) at a press conference on
February 20, 1996 to assure the public of the importance
and need to install a MMB across the Golden Gate Bridge,
there have been several other safety improvements
added, that seem to have jumped ahead of the MMB project
by the board director’s Building And Operating Committee
agenda: |
| 1. Deck
Underside Repaint: (None paid out?) |
| 2. Electronic Toll
Collection: $4,183,600.00 |
| 3. Public Safety
Railing: $250,000.00 |
| 4. Suicide Deterrent:
$78,000.00 |
5. And several other items
needed for the Transit Buses, Ferryboat’s and the
NWP Rail System.
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We feel that the
district has made an attempt in securing the MMB to
prevent needless head on-collisions for both Doyle
Drive and the Golden Gate Bridge. Also for some unknown
reason the DOT has backed out of a verbal agreement
with the Golden Gate Bridge District to place the
much-needed MMB from Barrier Systems Inc on Doyle
Drive. In closing, we feel that the promise made by
the Board of Directors in 1997-98 have lost its order
of importance as monies are being spent on the other
projects that are not as important as the Movable
Median Traffic Safety Barrier/MMB.
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Respectfully yours:
Robert M. Guernsey
CC: District Engineer, Mervin Giacomini
Barrier Systems, Ed Wood
John P. Ehlen, PE |
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Golden Gate Bridge,
Highway & Transportation District
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MERVIN
C GIACOMINI PE
District Engineer
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May 13,
1999
Via Fax: (415) 456-4794
Mr. Robert M. Guernsey/Founder &
Chairmen of the Board
Citizens for a Safe Golden Gate Bridge
Dear Mr. Guernsey:
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The General Manager has asked me to respond to your
May 4, 1999, letter regarding the implementation of
a movable median barrier on the Golden Gate Bridge.
As you know, the Board, by Resolution No. 98-116,
authorized conceptual approval for the installation
of the Barrier Systems, Inc, one-fool-wide quick-change
movable median barrier on the Golden Gate Bridge,
and authorized staff to finalize costs of installation,
obtain permits, identify funding sources and to develop
acceptable solutions to items left to be resolved
after conceptual approval.
The above items of work are recommended for authorization
in a report to the Building and Operating Committee
titled "Golden Gate Bridge Movable Median Barrier,
Authorize Execution of a Professional Services Agreement
with Barrier Systems, Inc. For Preliminary Engineering"
This item is currently pending in the Building and
Operating Committee. For the status of this item,
refer to the published Agenda for the B&O Committee,
or check with the District Secretary, Jan Tarantino.
Please call me if you have any other questions.
Mervin C. Giacornini. PE.
District Engineer
MCG/kmp |
| Box
9000, Presidio Station- San Francisco, CA. 94129-0601 |
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