LP Port Says Construction on Gerald Desmond Bridge to Begin in 2013
The Port of Long Beach has provided an update on the project to replace the Gerald Desmond Bridge, which was built in the 1960s and was not designed to handle the present-day volume of traffic. Four pre-qualified construction firms are expected to compete for the contract to design and build a bridge that will replace the Gerald Desmond Bridge. The $950 million construction project is expected to take five years and generate an average of 4,000 jobs during each year of construction. Bids are due March 2, 2012 and the construction contract will be awarded later in 2012, with full construction beginning in 2013.
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(See ITT's Online Archives 11100408 for summary of the Port stating that the existing bridge will remain open until the new span of the bridge has been completed.)