New Californian bridge

Plans are in hand for a new bridge to replace the Gerald Desmond Bridge at the Port of Long Beach in California. The existing structure is not able to cope with anticipated increases in vehicle traffic volumes and is also too low for new generation of cargo ships to pass underneath.
February 7, 2012 Read time: 1 min
An artist's impression of the proposed replacement Gerald Desmond bridge
Plans are in hand for a new bridge to replace the Gerald Desmond Bridge at the Port of Long Beach in California. The existing structure is not able to cope with anticipated increases in vehicle traffic volumes and is also too low for new generation of cargo ships to pass underneath. Building a new bridge is expected to cost US$1.1 billion and the project would require a five year construction period. The new bridge would be higher to allow larger vessels to pass underneath as well as wider, with three lanes of traffic in either direction as well as emergency hard shoulder lanes. A revised environmental impact report has now been released for the project.
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