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Port of Long Beach The long-planned $1 billion Middle Harbor Project redevelopment project will create a facility capable of handling twice as much cargo (up to 3.3 million TEUs a year) while cutting air pollution in half from current levels. This will be possible because ships will use shore power, and the facility will feature [...] In a move that could shake up hierarchy at the Port of Long Beach, managing director of trade relations and port operations Alex Cherin will leave his position to launch his own private law firm. Cherin’s position is one of the highest-ranking at the Port. Cherin played an instrumental role in several key assignments at [...] For the second time in as many weeks, Port of Long Beach authorities received strong public support Wednesday for their proposed $1.1-billion plan to replace the aging Gerald Desmond Bridge between downtown Long Beach to the port. The massive infrastructure project, expected to take five years, appears to be garnering far less opposition than other recent [...] Ships have very little clearance under Long Beach's Gerald Desmond Bridge. Read the article in the Los Angeles Times by clicking on the photo. Port of Long Beach officials want to tear down the Gerald Desmond bridge and replace it with one that is taller and wider to accommodate the biggest cargo ships, which are [...] A rendering of the new bridge proposed to replace the Gerald Desmond Bridge in Long Beach. Click on the image to see additional perspectives at the Port of Long Beach web site. The Port of Long Beach announced upcoming dates for the public to meet and express their opinions about plans to replace the Gerald [...] 68,000 vehicles pass daily over the Gerald Desmond Bridge. Long Beach’s aging Gerald Desmond Bridge could be demolished and replaced with a new $1.1 billion span under a proposal expected to be announced this week by the port. If approved, it could take up to six years to build the new bridge while trucks and [...] |
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