Construction Continues on $1 Billion Port of Long Beach Bridge
The Port of Long Beach, Calif., said crews have begun demolishing the final sections of an off-ramp where the first sections of a new $1 billion bridge will be constructed.
The new span will replace the aging Gerald Desmond Bridge along the main route to the Port of Long Beach, which with the neighboring Port of Los Angeles makes up the largest U.S. port.
The bridge is expected to be completed in 2016 and will provide a taller clearance of 205 feet, allowing for larger ships to reach piers in the inner channel.
“This new bridge will improve critical infrastructure that will help keep Long Beach competitive in the global markets in the decades ahead,” port spokesman John Pope said in a statement.
The new six-lane bridge will have cable towers reaching 515 feet and will be constructed in three parts.
