Demolition Time-lapse
Watch the four-day demolition of the former connector ramp.
Last week, large excavators equipped with jackhammers and claws tore down the elevated ramp, as crews worked around the clock to complete the demolition as safely and quickly as possible, and minimize traffic impacts in the area.
Bike-Walk Path Takes Shape
Path will connect with routes in Long Beach and enable bicyclists and pedestrians to cross the new bridge.
While it may be a little challenging to imagine this concrete “shelf” as a bike trail, it is indeed the first appearance of the Mark Bixby Memorial Bicycle Pedestrian Path.
Detour Now Open
The northbound 710 Freeway connector detour is now open.
Traffic heading north to the 710 Freeway from eastbound Ocean Blvd is now briefly diverted onto northbound Pico Ave. This detour is the last major closure of the Bridge Replacement Project.
Pier Table Rising
The brief timelapse featured in this story captures a portion of the 10-hour lift that occurred in April.
This 1.35-million-pound apparatus will be the very first installment of the 2,000-foot main span that will extend over the water channel.
Towers Topped Out
Milestone paves way for construction of iconic cable-stayed center span.
On December 5, more than 100 officials gathered for the “topping-out” of Southern California’s next tallest bridge, the Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Project.
