i asked that scott hagerty come on up, supervisor hagerty, to say a few words. he has been an extraordinary leader on this for many years. he deserves the opportunity to speak even longer than this long winded politicians. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. i appreciate you being here today. i was almost fearful you were going to put on that have and make some sort of political statement, but we are extremely excited about david lee coming over to the warriors. i will remove two pages of my speech because of yours -- that is okay. this is the way we do it. we kind of improvised. i'm chairman of mtc and also serve as alameda county supervisor, and i just want to tell you that the installation of this first leg is not just a construction milestone. i have in the audience today my wife who is sitting back there, who just went, "oh, god, why'd you do that?" i also have my son here, and i have been talking to my kids, and i've said what is happening here is a part of history. has been said many times that this is a part of history, but this is something we're buildi

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 going to be doing today. for those of you in the media that are going to be taking the boat trip, i need to talk with you for a few minutes, so give us basically invented to excuse everybody. those of you in the media,