have mofford and knuckle, the construction contractors from american bridge, the fabricators from dpmc, and the project managers and financiers from the toll bridge program oversight committee. this is a partnership between the california transportation commission and the bay area poll authority, and i know the mayor pointed out earlier that steve is here from the full authority but more importantly runs the commission. also, our wonderful caltrans director that i got to meet a few weeks ago, to find out we kind of hailed from the safe area -- the same area. earlier, some of you gave a shout out to bijon, who has to be one of the busiest people right now. everything going on in district four clearly points out that he is really earning his money. as the fellow commissioner, i want to thank you very much for everything that you do. together, we are building a bridge that will not only establish a new standard of engineering excellence and seismic safety but also provide a beautiful landmark. as was pointed out, the golden state warriors have adopted this landmark, and we are particularl

the careful -- dpmc who carefully crafted these pieces together, a special thanks for the crescent ship, the professional skill, innovation in meeting the challenge of constructing this unprecedented structure. i want to echo scott hagerty's comments that this milestone, while meaningful, is but a step in the ultimate journey of restoring this bridge to seismic safety. on behalf of over 300 employees that are building this bridge even as we speak for the team of american bridge and floor, i want to pledge to you our best efforts in working with you our best efforts to complete it as safely and quickly as we can. so for a brief moment, let us pause to recognize the accomplishments of many, but let us be ever mindful of our ultimate goal in the service of even more. thanks. with that, i want to turn the program back over to the caltrans spokesman. [applause] >> ok, i would like to thank our speakers today for their great comments in acknowledging this moment in history and all the work that has been done by the bay bridge team and basically conclude the ceremony portion of what we are goi