my name is thomas roitnman project works for the rehabilitation project. just to continue on what the planning department's presentation discussed about maintaining this landmark structure, i wanted to show a couple pictures if we can do the powerpoint. depending how familiar you are with the project, the bridge was constructed in 1933. here is a couple photos from opening day and subsequent photos showing the condition of the bridge, and what i would like to emphasize is the scope of our project is not to change the bridge but rather to repair and maintain the bridge because it is subject to continual deterioration in the saltwater environment, and there is an ongoing need to repair it. it has been repaired many times over its lifespan, and in this case we have an opportunity to do a comprehensive repair to many items that have exhibited corrosion and other deterioration. i just wanted to show you a few photos of the deteriorated conditions. here is an example of one of the main base plates. you can see significant rust and another condition where the cor