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 women who are breaking barriers in the infrastructure. And also for for or against a pathway for our daughters and our granddaughters interest thank you clapping as m t c and commissioner and as Commission Chair its been a privilege to have the opportunity over the years to get so close to the bridge project even in the last 6 months and now to know the men and women who have brought this bridge to life. Id like to thank my colleagues into past and present whos vision led to this magnificent bridge and to a our independent panel of folks. Id like to extend a special thanks to our Highway Administration and to thank all the toll payers who made this possible. Id like to a thank all the people to tell this story through their words and photographs and videos and personal stories from engineers to administrative staff, xarptsd and painters and iron
California trance retrofit program. 24 is the last of 9 bridges 7 of which are in the bay area and theyve been respected to accumulate safety. Weve yupd more than 34 hundred bridges for safety. Cancels i cant understand depend upon their bridges. The old bridge has been part of the life in the area for 7 seven years but its time for an upgrade. Every bridge has a story the old bring has a story and i believe that the new bridge already has a story a story of beauty and construction safety. We honor those from the great demonstration that built the first bridge and from this day forward well honor folks that built this bridge on this labor day. I want to tip my hat to my predecessors and there is one more and i welcome him but i stand on the shoulder of my predecessors. There are so many people who invested in this bridge and i couldnt possiblyly name all of those involved but i will at risk try to identify some of the key figures. T y end and dennis changing calling names clapping ive
Depend upon their bridges. The old bridge has been part of the life in the area for 7 seven years but its time for an upgrade. Every bridge has a story the old bring has a story and i believe that the new bridge already has a story a story of beauty and construction safety. We honor those from the great demonstration that built the first bridge and from this day forward well honor folks that built this bridge on this labor day. I want to tip my hat to my predecessors and there is one more and i welcome him but i stand on the shoulder of my predecessors. There are so many people who invested in this bridge and i couldnt possiblyly name all of those involved but i will at risk try to identify some of the key figures. T y end and dennis changing calling names clapping ive got 3 more don mcdonald, herb roth man, and clooif. clapping . Those individuals and a many others are responsible for the iconic structure. Ill tip my hat to the contracting forces that built this bridge and 34 are ment
Seas. Id like to acknowledge the former mayor of San Francisco willie brown whos here clapping its not often you have clinton, cop in the same paragraph. They have the same initially a which stands for adorable. Someone who you unfortunately saw in our list david and ron deducting men are here to represent their father. David and ron where you are . Are they here. Oh, their way in the back. Wow. We shove gotten you guys better seats. Alex had a rare combination of empathy and he was the quiet it. The bike path is named in his honor and well open it tomorrow in his memory. There are also on a lighter note four other folks who deserve a moment of recognition. Their unstoppable advocates for the east span. Theyve plated different roles by all four confusing for the rest of us share the first name ryan. So without further ado the lives of ryan so our first brian is brian patterson. Hes the first one all in his glory clapping you know, brian was always the most nerve i didnt say guy on the
Were not for kelly your tolls would be much higher to pay for this bridge. And thanks to patterson and ma iron there as high as they all right. Are are. Our last brian has been rescued by Governor Brown who appointed him our secretary of transportation. Hes president this role his whole life. So lets bring brian kelly to the microphone and give a big applause to all our brians. Well, thank you Steven E Steve im not sure though how to respond to this picture. I want to commit all brians on their names. Im honored to think here. Ive been sobered with this project throughout any 18 years as a staff person in the state senate and more recently in the Brown Administration for the past 15 months. Ill say over the 18 years this project has had an effect on me. Its had time to inspire me and frustrate me and today having seen the final project it expresses me. There are thousands of men and women who gave much of themselves to see this project accomplished. Its their work and their resolve and