Executive directors. My colleague on the podium and john whos in the audience. I specifically want to recognize my colleague for this important transportation department. Shes represented here by her husband vernon. clapping hes out there somewhere and the brothers. Thank you for attending clapping other key Staff Members who worked tirelessly were steven millioner and dean a. They labored hard overseeing the project. As you know there were several delays. In the 90s it was the u. S. Navy to get them to do the basic soil testing. For four years the navy was a road black block and along came in an attorney who summoned a team of lawyers out to california for a meeting and greeted them with a line of questions that devastated the navys position. Within weeks caltrans was granted the go head. Help me to join in recognizing jerry. Jerry would i stand up clapping in closing my father worked on this bridge as carpeters 22. My parents were here to celebrate the opening in 1936. The bridge cos
To everyone. It really is a glorious day. Being around the eastern span one of the things you may have noticed it that construction is not an Old Boys Club anymore. Its something that video news man mark john noticed when he was documenting the bridge. So hes done more than 20 oral histories. And he comprised a short video precisely some of the women who have transcribed to the ante span. Please join me i work in San Francisco my mother worked on the new bridge and my brother. My mom worked on the first and second phase with me for another one of the contractors that were out here. And my grandfather worked on the original span but its been fun. Its one of those projects thats come in a lifetime. Its seeing it take a look take shape. When i finish our work you see something i work for the superintendent of the project. So no days even the same. Its interesting like i said in High School Im going to work and build bridges clapping thank you mark for our outstanding work documenting the
Leader through a difficult time in this project. Loophole join me in welcoming my chair amy worth clapping thank you, very much. Steve im honored to be here to welcome i all and to say what a great a day and congratulations to everyone. It really is a glorious day. Being around the eastern span one of the things you may have noticed it that construction is not an Old Boys Club anymore. Its something that video news man mark john noticed when he was documenting the bridge. So hes done more than 20 oral histories. And he comprised a short video precisely some of the women who have transcribed to the ante span. Please join me i work in San Francisco my mother worked on the new bridge and my brother. My mom worked on the first and second phase with me for another one of the contractors that were out here. And my grandfather worked on the original span but its been fun. Its one of those projects thats come in a lifetime. Its seeing it take a look take shape. When i finish our work you see s
The last name you saw on the screen was the single fatality that day in loma. Im honored to introduce you to someone who helped rescue that young mans brother from that vehicle. Hes retired since. Doug can you stand and be recognized . Right there clapping . I now have the pleasure to introduce my chairperson so prepare for another truly set of remarks. Amy become chair a little bit over a year ago and this was prebolts and im sure figured there might be more of a Straight Line but shes held up like a trooper and been a great leader through a difficult time in this project. Loophole join me in welcoming my chair amy worth clapping thank you, very much. Steve im honored to be here to welcome i all and to say what a great a day and congratulations to everyone. It really is a glorious day. Being around the eastern span one of the things you may have noticed it that construction is not an Old Boys Club anymore. Its something that video news man mark john noticed when he was documenting the
But most of all id like to thank the workers from all the trades that worked hard, utilizing their you training and sack fixing time from their family. On this labor day we can find no finer contribute than to be standing here in the presence of this bridge with pride and dignity thank you. Ill read off some of the list the iron workers local 377 and 78 the operating engineering and the local 34 are the carpenter local 22. The labors 2 61 the cement masonry and i b w locals. All right. Brothers. With that id like to introduce want and ceo of american bridge joint venture and mike i do thank you for taking care of of our workers clapping this is a tiff act to fellow thank god im not last. Good afternoon its a pleasure to be here. The bridge is kind of like my little girl. Before i started on this job i moved here from the east coast and its changed my lifelike many of you. The bridge itself build a lot of partnerships. The bridge facilitator the unique marriage of partners not only with