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sit projects in the United States to
open for service in 2021. Its impact
could be seen immediately. San Diego
MTS reported ridership on its
Trolley system increased 74 percent
on the extension's opening day compared
to the week prior.
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" When we began this project, we
knew it would be a game-changer
for our region. This line had been
under construction for five years,
and the excitement and anticipation
we all had at MTS was equally
matched by the community, " said
Sharon Cooney, MTS chief executive
officer. " The new Trolley extension
expanded our system by 20 percent
and is already opening opportunities
to connect thousands of community
members to healthcare, education
and new jobs. "
MCTC was also recognized by
the National Railroad Construction
and Maintenance Association with
its 2021 Large Project of the Year,
which honors " innovation, expertise
and quality project management applied
towards the successful execution
of a rail construction project. "
In a letter supporting the MCTC's
nomination as Large Project of the
Year, Jim Starling, construction program
manager at Jacobs and construction
manager representative for
SANDAG, called the final product
" a highly successful project " that exceeded
expectations " for partnership,
collaboration, performance, schedule
achievement and issue resolution. "
For Meisgeier, it comes back to
a team of people working toward a
common goal.
" Everybody who has seen this
project says how it went amazingly
well, but there were no fewer issues on
this job than any other mega project.
There were some really tough issues,
but the key was the collaboration and
the project-first mentality of the team
members, " said Meisgeier. " I've heard
[it] said that this was like a family.
You might disagree with them, but
you're looking out for them at the
end of the day. Everybody [on this
project] checked their egos and put
the project first and, to me, that's the
greatest story out of this project. "
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