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Tag: Port of Long Beach
Roadbuilding
New bridge features tallest deck in U.S. for cable-stayed span
The new bridge for the Port of Long Beach is the second-tallest cable-stayed bridge in the country and has the highest deck for a U.S. cable-stayed bridge.
October 12, 2020
Roadbuilding
Construction heads into final year for 2nd-tallest cable-stayed bridge in U.S.
Construction on the Gerald Desmond Bridge Replace Project started back in 2014 and is slated to be finished by the end of 2019. Learn more on Equipment World.
December 31, 2018
Roadbuilding
“Topping out” ceremony celebrates completion of towers for new Port of Long Beach bridge
On December 5, state, local and federal officials joined construction crews for a “topping out” ceremony to celebrate the completion of the two 515-foot-tall towers for the new Port of Long Beach bridge, Port of Long Beach reports. The towers will be the centerpieces of California’s first cable-stayed bridge for vehicular traffic, which will be […]
December 13, 2017
Roadbuilding
Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas create I-10 Corridor Coalition
A voluntary Interstate 10 Corridor Coalition, created by heads of the Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas departments of transportation, has been created to support and foster innovation development along the interstate that travels through the four states. “The efficient flow of commerce in Arizona drives our state’s economic vitality,” says Arizona DOT Director Halikowski, […]
June 13, 2016
Roadbuilding
FHWA, state and local officials cut ribbon on San Bernardino’s Devore Interchange
Local and state officials, along with Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Deputy Administrator David Kim recent attended a ribbon cutting ceremony to official open the $325 million Devore Interchange in San Bernardino, California. Officials hope the project will relieve congestion and improve safety for the 160,000 vehicles that travel the junction of Interstate 15 and I-215 […]
May 26, 2016
Roadbuilding
Watch construction of Gerald Desmond Bridge 24/7
Love watching bridge construction? You’re in luck! The Port of Long Beach is offering you real-time footage of the construction related to replacing the Gerald Desmond Bridge. Three webcams have been installed on the World Trade Center rooftop facing west toward the bridge, at Pier A facing south and at Pier T facing north, which means […]
August 28, 2014
Roadbuilding
U.S. DOT to provide $325 million TIFIA loan for California’s Gerald Desmond Bridge replacement
The U.S. Department of Transportation is providing a $325 million Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan to help pay for the Gerald Desmond Bridge replacement project in Long Beach, Calif., Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced last week. The $1.2 billion project — a joint effort of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and […]
May 26, 2014
Business
Parsons Brinckerhoff to manage $950M Port of Long Beach Bridge Project
Parsons Brinckerhoff has been selected by the Port of Long Beach to provide program management and construction management services for the $950 million replacement of the Gerald Desmond Bridge. Groundbreaking for the new cable-stayed bridge is expected in early 2013, approximately 48 years after ground was broken for the original through-arch bridge. The existing Gerald […]
May 10, 2012
Roadbuilding
Polaris Minerals completes lease of Long Beach marine aggregates terminal
Polaris Minerals Corporation has entered into a lease, with L.G. Everist, Inc. for Berth D-44 in the Port of Long Beach, California, with an initial term of five years and three additional five-year extension options, exercisable by Polaris, which would extend the tenure to June 30, 2030. The 8.3 acre Berth D-44 terminal has an […]
July 6, 2010
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