A Bay Area landmark is moving closer to being named for Robin Williams.
The proposal to rename the rainbow-striped “Waldo Tunnel” as the Robin Williams has cleared a state assembly committee, according to the SF Chronicle.
It now goes to the appropriations committee — on its way to a full vote by the assembly.
It's expected to clear both houses by summer. The tunnel connects Golden Gate Bridge traffic to Marin County.
Williams died in August in his Tiburon home at age 63. His death shocked family, friends and fans across the Bay Area and the world, drawing an outpouring of grief and tributes.
The Waldo Tunnel is a tunnel on U.S. 101 between the Golden Gate Bridge and Sausalito. William Waldo was a California politician who ran unsuccessfully for governor in 1853. The tunnel’s archways are painted in rainbow colors, which is why people sometimes call it the "rainbow tunnel."
The tunnel is reportedly featured in the Clint Eastwood film “Dirty Harry,” the Humphrey Bogart film “Dark Passage” and also plays a part in Williams’ 1999 film “Bicentennial Man.”
