as previously reported, we shut down the powell mason and hide the line from march 28 through april 1. it has been 27 years since the system was less renewed and i am pleased to note that the system hasn't run smoothly. -- has run smoothly. the next shutdown is april 25 through the 29. the project manager is with us today and he will give you a brief presentation and overview of this project, focusing on the state of the repair. as you are aware, the california line has been shut down for a few weeks. the plan was for that to resume and this is part of that work. in addition to the shutdown and repairs that we're doing there. this is going on on the ancillary lines and in support of the cable car system. >> welcome. >> good afternoon, chairman, directors. is that better? try that one? my name is ken, i am here to you to present the status and shutdown schedule of the project. first, let me describe the system. what is it? it regulates cable car speeds and information from this view. it is also responsible for reporting the information to the human machine interface. there are two key

as previously reported, we shut down the powell mason and hide the line from march 28 through april 1. it has been 27 years since the system was less renewed and i am pleased to note that the system hasn't run smoothly. hasn't run smoothly. -- has run smoothly.

since the cable car is going from powell to mason, the conductor has to release the cable from the power line that grabs onto the mason line. they are all separate cables. so, in the event that it is not released, this mechanism will automatically block the cable from the grip. if this mechanism is triggered, the cable will stop and the alarm is sent to the control council. the next question is -- why is this project important? as mentioned earlier, this system is 27 years old. analog technology. very difficult to secure parts. also, the transition of this alarm is unreliable. because of this old technology. but technology has evolved significantly over the past 30 years. in the digital age the requirement for millions of bits of data is critical and crucial to having clean, noise-free transmission lines. but transmission may be a medium, but the cable itself carries the data where presides. any connection to transmit the data is very critical. imagine the amount of data you would have to crunched in one second to make sure the data gets transmitted properly. designs today have a good sh

part of a powell hyde street line will be shut down today through friday so crews can do maintenance. shuttle buses though will be running between jackson and mason and beach and hyde streets. and the upshot here though, it will cost you less, $2, instead of $5, to ride the cable car. >>> if you haven't been counting, it is four days to go until the royal wedding. where princess to be kate middleton is hiding out before saying i do. >>> a famous actress literally frozen in place. the painful condition and why doctors worry more people will fall victim. >>> we saw showers throughout the bay area this morning. and continuing to see a little bit of drizzle out there. although starting to see some sun breaks. as you can see here on the shot from the roof cam. we will take a closer look when the showers will end and the sunshine in store when we come back. ,,,,,,,,,, appreciate the easy days, are what keep me coming back for more. [goat sounds] and the customer says, on the carpet." what? gonna be difficult. don't tell me about a dog. a day care full of kids, house chickens. call a day's work. call 1-800-steemer >>> you would expect the guest list for

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