{"id":318559,"date":"2017-07-23T04:34:46","date_gmt":"2017-07-23T03:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/sf-iconic-golden-gate-bridge-to-close-traffic-during-marathon-due-to-terrorist-threat\/"},"modified":"2017-07-23T04:34:46","modified_gmt":"2017-07-23T03:34:46","slug":"sf-iconic-golden-gate-bridge-to-close-traffic-during-marathon-due-to-terrorist-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/sf-iconic-golden-gate-bridge-to-close-traffic-during-marathon-due-to-terrorist-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"SF iconic Golden Gate Bridge to close traffic during marathon due to terrorist threat"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The world famous Golden Gate Bridge will for the first time shut its northbound lanes for the duration of San Francisco marathon. The unprecedented measure is being implemented as a precaution in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Europe where assailants mowed down crowds with vehicles.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe wanted to make sure that the tragic incidents seen around the world as drivers have intentionally driven into crowds, was not repeated here at the Golden Gate Bridge,\u201d<\/em> Golden Gate Bridge spokeswoman Priya David Clemens told local reporters.<\/p>\n

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REMINDER: GGB NB lanes CLOSED 6AM to 9AM tomorrow. Alternate route – Bay Bridge to Richmond Bridge. SB lanes & sidewalks OPEN. #SFMarathon<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Golden Gate Bridge (@GGBridge) July 22, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The decision to shut down part of the traffic on the bridge that leads out of the city has been requested by the Bridge Board of Directors citing<\/a>\u201cconsideration of the recent tragedies brought on by those intentionally driving vehicles into crowds of pedestrians at notable locations.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Bridge administrators even wanted city authorities to cancel the 40th Marathon, but decided it was too late.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Board feels it is too late to simply cancel the event. This is a one-time decision to close the Bridge northbound for this specific event,\u201d<\/em> GGB said<\/a>\u00a0in a statement last month.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While the northbound lanes will be closed to traffic, southbound lanes will be kept open as there is a safety barrier separating participants from drivers.<\/p>\n

READ MORE:\u00a0Can concrete barriers protect against truck attacks? Germans stage crash test to find out (VIDEO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Some 27,000 runners that are expected to take part in Sunday\u2019s marathon will be protected from southbound traffic by a steel and concrete median barrier. In the past, only construction cones separated the runners from northbound traffic.<\/p>\n

Authorities estimate that some 4,500 northbound vehicles will be diverted during the temporary closure which will be imposed from 6am to 9am Sunday.<\/p>\n

Terrorists\u2019 plowing vehicles through crowds have intensified in Europe. Just last month, attackers drove a van into the crowd on London Bridge before attacking people with knives at the nearby Borough Market, killing eight and injuring 48 others.<\/p>\n

Among other noted attacks of similar nature, on 19 December 2016, a terrorist deliberately drove a truck into a Christmas market in central Berlin. The attack left 12 people dead and 56 others injured.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Nice attack: Tragedy drags on with little relief & few answers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

One of the deadliest attacks occurred during Bastille Day celebrations in Nice, France, when 86 people were killed and over 450 others injured when a 19-ton cargo truck smashed into a crowd last July.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Via RT<\/a>. This piece was reprinted by RINF Alternative News<\/a> with permission or license.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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