ural ▁features ▁of ▁the ▁bridge . ▁In ▁the ▁evening ▁the ▁bright ▁yellow ▁caps ▁were ▁replaced ▁by ▁orange ▁caps ▁with ▁a ▁small , ▁bright ▁LED ▁attached . ▁The ▁bridge ▁was ▁closed ▁to ▁walk ers ▁at ▁about ▁ 2 0 : 3 0 . ▁ ▁Break fast ▁on ▁the ▁Bridge ▁( 2 0 0 9 – 1 0 ) ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁tur f ▁was ▁laid ▁across ▁the ▁eight ▁lan es ▁of ▁bit umen , ▁and ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁celebrated ▁a ▁pic nic ▁on ▁the ▁bridge ▁accompanied ▁by ▁live ▁music . ▁The ▁event ▁was ▁repeated ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁Although ▁originally ▁scheduled ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁this ▁event ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁Bond i ▁Beach ▁due ▁to ▁traffic ▁concerns ▁about ▁the ▁prolong ed ▁closing ▁of ▁the ▁bridge . ▁▁ 8 0 th ▁anni versary ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁ 8 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁Sydney ▁Har bour ▁Bridge ▁was ▁celebrated ▁with ▁a ▁pic nic ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁stories ▁of ▁people ▁with ▁personal ▁connections ▁to ▁the ▁bridge . ▁In ▁addition , ▁Google ▁dedicated ▁its ▁Google ▁Do od le ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁to ▁the ▁event . ▁The ▁proposal ▁to ▁upgrade ▁the ▁bridge ▁to ll ing ▁equipment ▁was ▁announced ▁by ▁the ▁NS W ▁Ro ads ▁Minister ▁Dun can ▁Gay . ▁ ▁Qu ot ations ▁ ▁Heritage ▁listing ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁construction ▁and ▁until ▁recently ,