Weekly Bridge Construction Updates Launched
| The Port of Long Beach is now providing weekly updates on construction of the Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Project and other activities, with vital project information delivered directly to inboxes and cell phones of subscribers. These construction updates are sent every Friday to individuals who sign up through the bridge project website. (read more) |
Bridge Project Update Wednesday, March 20
| Join us for an informal, open house-style workshop on the Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Project at the Hotel Maya on March 20 from 6:30 to 9 a.m. (read more) |
KABC, KNBC Cover Bridge Project
| Groundbreaking on the Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Project is today and KABC and KNBC sent news teams to the Port of Long Beach to find out more. (read more) |
Construction Begins on New Bridge
| Officials celebrated the kickoff of construction January 8 on a $1 billion project to replace the primary bridge at the Port of Long Beach, a four-year effort that will enhance a critical link in the nation's trade system and improve an important transportation corridor for California. (read more) |
Harbor Commission Awards Design-Build Contract
| The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners today approved a $649.5 million contract with a joint venture team headed by Shimmick Construction Co. Inc., FCC Construction S.A. and Impregilo S.p.A. (SFI) for the design and construction of a replacement for the Port of Long Beach’s obsolete and deteriorating Gerald Desmond Bridge. Watch the video. (read more) |
Bridge ‘Notice of Intent’ Posted
| The Port of Long Beach has posted its notice of intent to award a design-build contract to replace the Gerald Desmond Bridge, as authorized recently by the Board of Harbor Commissioners. (read more) |