Recap of Groundbreaking Ceremony!
Rain was in the forecast but the sun was shining for our groundbreaking event on Tuesday, February 9, 2010. This was the first exciting step for the project as we broke ground underneath the I-80 Freeway to signify the start of utility relocation work for the future Moscone Station and Tunnel Portal. SFMTA Executive Director/CEO Nathaniel P. Ford Sr. served as master of ceremony and was joined by Mayor Gavin Newsom and numerous elected officials and community leaders to celebrate the beginning of construction on the Central Subway. We were thrilled to have great speakers and supporters attend the event! We have posted photos below and you can also watch the entire groundbreaking ceremony on Mayor Newsom’s YouTube channel.
Nathaniel P. Ford Sr., SFMTA Executive Director/CEO
Mayor Gavin Newsom
- Left to right: Nathaniel P. Ford Sr., SFMTA Board of Directors Chairman Tom Nolan, Mayor Gavin Newsom, Board of Supervisors President David Chiu, Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi
John Funghi, SFMTA Central Subway Senior Program Manager
Underneath the I-80 Freeway
Shovels
Photos Courtesy of: Anders Ryerson and Teddy Marasigan
A special thanks to our speakers!
- Nathaniel P. Ford Sr., SFMTA Executive Director/CEO
- Mayor Gavin Newsom
- President David Chiu, Board of Supervisors
- Chairman Ross Mirkarimi, San Francisco County Transportation Authority
- Dan Bernal, District Director, United States Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House
- Tom Nolan, Chairman, SFMTA Board of Directors
- Jose Luis Moscovich, Executive Director, San Francisco County Transportation Authority
- Carolyn Diamond, Director, Market Street Association & Central Subway Community Advisory Group Member
- Gordon Chin, Executive Director, Chinatown Community Development Center
- Hoi Chong Wong, President, Community Tenants Association
- John Funghi, Senior Program Manager, SFMTA Central Subway Project
