the presidio parkway is the result of the great partnership between the department, the transportation administration, the federal highway administration, the presidio trust, and many other agencies that had to come together with different agendas to be sure this project is built while enhancing the environment. our california highway patrol is well represented. thank you for being here and for keeping our highways safe. thanks for all coming here for this event. the last thing is stay safe while you are driving. thank you very much. [applause] >> i know there is a tremendous risk in these events as the temperature dips. good will can turn into hatred. [laughter] i am going to try to wrap this up very quickly, but we could not wrap up this event -- that is my cute -- without hearing very briefly -- emphasis on briefly -- from one of the businesses working on the project. by way of introduction i am going to say that the president of that company is the most appropriately dressed person for the occasion. she actually dressed warmup. let us invite her to the podium. [applause] >> good mo

the presidio parkway is the result of the great partnership between the department, the transportation administration, the federal highway administration, the presidio trust, and many other agencies that had to come together with different agendas to be sure this project is built while enhancing the environment. our california highway patrol is well represented. thank you for being here and for keeping our highways safe. thanks for all coming here for this event. the last thing is stay safe while you are driving. thank you very much. [applause] >> i know there is a tremendous risk in these events as the temperature dips. good will can turn into hatred. [laughter]

it is fitting that the presidio parkway should be leading the way. i cannot and my remarks without acknowledging in a curtailed fashion the partnership of the federal government in the process, and particularly the leadership of secretary ray low hood -- ray lahood. they supported this project with generous allocations. i would be remiss if i did not also acknowledge the tremendous partnership that we have with the state, particularly through the good offices of the secretary and his staff. thank you of course speaker of the house nancy pelosi. we look forward to continue a fruitful partnership in the years to come. thank you very much. [applause] >> let me take a second now to acknowledge the president of the san francisco board of supervisors, david chiu, who has been a member of the board for the last year and a half and has impressed me as someone who cares about transportation despite the fact that he has to be in the trenches, fighting the battles on everything on the budget. our board does not have the luxury of being a single person -- a sing

glad to address you on the occasion of such an important event in the development of the new presidio parkway. the start of construction of the first major tunnel. as chair of our county transportation authority board, i am delighted to welcome you to san francisco on this fine morning. it is not often that we get to mark the commencement of construction of something this big and this important, so i think it is very fitting that we take time to mark this moment appropriately. i think this tunnel is a perfect allegory. it is as if we are digging our way to a different dimension. in a sense, the entire project will flow through this tunnel, and when we come out the other and we will have succeeded in reshaping the relationship between the roadway and the park. we will have a project that is worthy of its location in the largest urban national park. but that will not be all, because we also have succeeded in our goal of achieving seismic safety for the

tomorrow morning is the official start of the first day fund a construction contract in the presidio parkway. we are going to mark that with a short ceremony in the presidio. we are expecting the federal highway administrator and business administration housing secretary will be attending. it is a major milestone to the project and is a reminder that the project is quickly becoming a reality. it is a hectic time of year, but i hope that you can join us tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. at you need any more information, i recommend you speak to transportation staff. we have also been busy with the licensing measure, putting it on the ballot. that will be in our topic of discussion later on as you know, this is our last meeting before the summer recess. i feel we can go into the summer recess the way that a great deal has been accomplished over the past few months. we have updated our operating policies, completed the prop k strategic plan, and all of the five-year priority plans for prop k. lay the ground for another clean audit. we are moving into the next fiscal year with our house in order and as rea

caltrans has started in the first afford tunnels for the new presidio parkway project. transportation reporter mark jones says the project is grating thousands of jobs. the u.s. government is pumping $83 million into the tunnel began project as part of the american recovery and reinvestment act to end the recession. there gavin newsome said the presidio park where project will create 6200 local jobs. as an example there is this woman to lead shields cal can't pumping in severance as good a point she bid on two faces of the project and got $6 million in work. that allowed her to buy this concrete pumping machinery and hire three unemployed people expanding her small company payroll by 65 percent. sulfur employes cried she spoke she held back tears as she expressed her appreciation to the crowd. the key from the bottom of my heart. it is hard for small businesses to make in this tough world right now every project opportunity. the billion dollar project to build the presidio parkway to the golden gate bridge will be finished in 2013. in severance is the mark jones kron 4

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this was under $60 million per the project was about 10 percent of the toll budget for the new presidio parkway. it's happening within the of the national cemetery in had administration approvals of the cemetery will be disturbed. the about the title by digging a deep trench the build the roadway and covered back up. though rebuilding to boulevard on top. this animation shows what it will look like when it's finished. this is a look from above and other animated look from the opposite direction from the ground with traffic heading into the tunnel. much of the money for this project is coming from president barack obama as american retirement investment act. the million dollar project will be finished and to doesn't 13 and drivers will have an earthquake safe approach to the golden gate bridge for the first time. the dual drive has safety rating of 2 head of a possible 100. in san francisco merchant kron 4 news. >> could cost more to register our current san francisco jeff bush explains the lotta registration fee if that will go on the november ballot for voter approval. >> the governor authoriz

complete conviction, all four representatives of sacramento are supporters of doylr drive, the presidio parkway. they were all members of the transportation board and understand parts of the project. more than that, they understand the importance of perseverance and sticking with one voice. that is what we do in san francisco. thanks to the productive partnership we have had with mayor gavin newsom. thank you to his leadership. i may sound like a broken record, but the truth has amazing staying power. no other mayor, at least in my tenure, has been more clear about the importance of replacing doyle drive with the parkway, been more supportive, far more effective in bringing the region to a consensus on a funding plan for the project and the need to bring it to fruition immediately. there is a debt of gratitude to the mayor for his leadership. we are honored to have him here today. i am honored to welcome him to the podium. >> thank you for your patience. thank you for taking the time to come out from washington, d.c.. dale, thank you for your stewardship in the region. i want to thank everybody

it is part of the new billion dollar presidio parkway. that mean sunday morning and during the monday morning commute people drive themselves in the new pattern for the first time. both directions north and south will all shift to the north. it will stay that way for the next 12 months. traffic is backed up to one lane and that is part of the prep work. officials think that traffic will be much later saturday night. as a precaution your advice to injure the ride late saturday night. in san francisco and mark jones first kron4 news >> there's fog moved into the bay, all the know how long it will stick around for the morning hours coming upcoming (music) this just then an 21 year-old soldier from now the has been killed in afghanistan and specialist jason's family was assigned to the 27 italian and station it out of california. he died wednesday when the sergeant had improvised explosive device. live in the news anchorman for kron4 news. secure >> a operations the former bart police officer was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and regg

. >>> another mild stone has been reached in efforts to turn doyle drive into presidio parkway. he ground breaking for the construction is el braited. and we're live from the presidio quite a ceremony, today. >> this drew officials state and local. we're below existing doyle drive that will be torn down and replaced with a new structure in its foot print that will be the northbound lanes. and before then, they're going build another bridge that will be southbound lanes that will connect with a new tunnel that is starting where that tarp is. this stretch of dirt will be the southbound battery tunnel. this project shows what the tunnel will look like when completed. >> this is only about 800 feet. >> there is cars coming into daylight, again before heading into another tunnel. there is air view and route between the main post. this will qekt a new bridge and there is a is a project getting started a year head of schedule. >> we're rebuilding the economy. and the infrastructure of america. >> this is a legitimate stimulus project that would not have taken place a year ahead of sched

. >> this stretch of dirt will some day be the southbound battery tunnel of the new presidio parkway.his animation shows what the tunnel will look like when completed. >> this tunnel is about 800, 900 feet. >> cars will come into daylight before heading that another tunnel where pedestrians will have an uninterrupted view between the main post-and crissy field. when the tunnel is built it will connect with the bridge. first detour road projects are getting started started a year ahead of schedule thanks to stimulus funding. >> we rebuild the infrastructure of america. >> this is legitimate stimulus project. this is a shovel ready project that would not have taken place a year ahead of schedule which will save the taxpayers some $90 million had it not been for the leadership of pelosi and president obama. >> the mayor says 6200 jobs will be created directly and indirectly here. concrete pumping is based the bay via. the owner says she was able to increase staff from three to five thanks to two contracts worth three million. she could not have won without the recovery act and out reach

presidio parkway. that means sunday morning and during the monday morning commute drivers will find themselves in this new pattern for the first time. both directions north and south will shift to the north and it will stay that way for the next 12 months. traffic backed up when it attracted to one lane friday morning as part of the prep work. officials in traffic will be much lighter saturday night as a precaution your advice to avoid the oil drive north and south down late saturday night. and san francisco mark jones kron 4 news. >> driving east upon i 580 will get a little easier beginning tomorrow. caltrans is opening an additional 2.9 mi. of each of the lame from their way boulevard to just passed tortola in livermore. the 11 mi. age of the land will open this fall a full year ahead of schedule. the i 580 westbound it to be laid is expected to begin construction next year. >> it temperatures in the east bay that are in the upper 90s to see numbers in the triple digits this afternoon meanwhile, whe

well, san francisco will celebrate milestone number two in the conversion of doyle drive to the presidio parkwayonstruction's already underway on the first of four tunnels. this morning, a groundbreaking ceremony will be held for a second tunnel. the southbound battery tunnel. these tunnels will lower the roadway and create more park space above it. that event bean against at 10:00 a.m. >>> it's 8:24. we want to take a look -- go to sal who is taking a look at the bay area bridge. >> bay area bridges looking pretty good. a little bit of slow traffic on the richmond bridge. the traffic on the golden gate looks okay and there are no major problems on the san mateo or bay bridge. bay bridge has listen lighter than usual coming into the city. let's go back to mark. >> good morning, sal. the cooler weather pattern is here to stay for today. berkeley right now, 57 degrees, reporting overcast skies. even drizzle showing up near the immediate coastline, especially. as far as the mapping, we can show you where the current fog pattern is, pretty much distributed across the bay. at the airport, here, towar

they're doing is part of the $1 billion presidio parkway project.n of the southbound will drive the will shift all traffic to the north. for the next 12 months you'll be using this new detour. in 7 cisco mark jones kron4 news. >> the morning to you a great day of the way for today a great weekend is coming norway we're going to see very summerlike conditions: cloudy at the coast hot and sunny for the inland spots. will at temperatures up to the 90s this afternoon for these bay '70s of bayside. tomorrow look for another day stayed. when faulk to start it's going to appear pretty quickly and to retrieve a warmup in to the mid possibly even the upper 90s in lin the '60s for same francisco and '70s bay side. '80s for the south bay. but next week though a change in the weather is coming we're going to notice a sea breeze the fog it's going to rip up in this going to bring temperatures everywhere but it would back into the 80s in the form of a tuesday. at the beaches today well below of clouds cool breezy. the usual typical summer day at the coast will se

in closing, i would like to say for us the presidio parkway was a game changer. i think this is exactly what president obama and speaker pelosi wanted to have happened with the project. to cici myers, thanks for the opportunity to be a part of your team. to the city of san francisco, to caltrans, thank you from the bottom of my heart. thank you for understanding how critically important small and disadvantaged businesses are to the fabric of the great city, our state, and our nation. we will do you proud on this project. you have my word on it. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, julie. we have no doubt that you will make a sprout on this project. so will the other contractors on this incredible project. let me promise you from the podium that for the next ground- breaking we will have hot chocolate for you. thank you all very much. [applause] >> about four years ago, [inaudible] look at how beautiful this was. there is our relationship to the planet. these regions are the wealthiest, the most powerful. that really has impacted the planet. it is almost impossible