Update on the $35M Santa Monica bridge project

Hello there, Stu bear. How are you? You had a busy morning. Really busy. Five and a half hours in the air. Five and a half. Oh my goodness. Yeah, busy, busy, busy stuff going on. There was a lot to look at. I don't mind busy when there's stuff to look at. Yeah, there's a half naked man in the ocean. You got water main breaks. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Just stuff falling apart. The city falling apart. You know, it was pretty nifty. It was pretty great. We were you, you were, you were there too. Anyway, just like mater says you were there too. Anyway, let's get out to Santa Monica. I got something to show you guys. We're flying around. We're actually out there for the poaching story with the lobster. And I'm like, Hey, what is going on with the Santa Monica bridge? What, the pier? And then I was, I didn't know. And I figured maybe nobody else knew either. I know I hadn't seen about it. What is going on while they're replacing the bridge? That's what they're doing. The pier good, the bridge, not so good apparently. And if you didn't realize it, because I had to do the research, it, there is an actual bridge that takes you from ocean Avenue out to the pier, that bridge 86 years old. The actual whole couldn't caboodle was built in 1939. I remember when they opened that up 86 years old now, just in case you can't do the math, but the bridge itself didn't withstand the, what's that seismic modern seismic standards. That's the big fancy word for it. So they had to replace it. In comes the federal government. I don't know if you remember this, but they made this big bill for infrastructure, highways, bridges. Well, that's a bridge. Well, what do you know? Santa Monica's council said, Hey, we're going to go apply. They got the loan. They got the grant. Actually $30 million is what the feds paid. 35 million is what it's going to cost, but it is going to be something that is going to be there for a while and something that we need to keep that pier going. One of the most popular spots in Santa Monica, by the way, also the new bridge apparently is going to have a little bit more of an arch as I understand it. So the views might be a little bit better, 15 foot walkway for pedestrian traffic. So not just the cars anymore. And then also some of that bike lane is going to be there as well. It's something we need. And you know what? It would have been nice if it was done before, you know, the world cup, but soccer, the Olympics still around the corner. We're going to do that for sure. It's going to be done sometime in 27. So it'll be ready for the 28 Olympics. So all the tourists that are here, we'll be able to see a better view just a little bit and be able to access the pier. And it's going to be a nifty thing. Go Santa Monica for saving that pier. Ladies. Oh, I love it. Stu, thank you. Thank you. Now you can go and on the seventh day, Stu rested. Yeah. Go take a nap. Thank you. And Stu, you're beautiful just the way you are. Yeah. You don't need plastic surgery. You don't need plastic surgery. That's right. No, you don't. We're saying that only because. Don't do that. Don't do that. Don't do that. He's doing his neck. That's actually one of the areas of focus for men. Yes. I was surprised to hear that. Me too. We're going to tell you men's plastic surgery trends, everybody. It's not just for the ladies anymore. That's right.