photo credit: Caltrans
| Location | Long Beach, California |
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| Project Sponsor / Borrower | Port of Long Beach |
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| Mode | Highway Bridge |
| Description | The Gerald Desmond Bridge is a major access point to the Port of Long Beach from downtown Long Beach and surrounding communities, carrying I-710 over the Port's Inner Harbor to Terminal Island. The replacement bridge will be a six-lane, cable-stayed structure, with a 205-foot clearance to allow the newest generation of cargo ships to enter the Port. The bridge will include emergency lanes on the inner and outer shoulders, as well as a bicycle/pedestrian path. The new bridge is being built alongside the current bridge to maintain traffic flow. The current bridge will be demolished once the replacement is completed. |
| Cost | $1,467 billion
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| Funding Sources | (Does not reflect updated costs above.) TIFIA loan - $325 million LA Metro - $17.3 million Port of Long Beach - $117 million State/Caltrans funds - $153.7 million Federal funds - $675 million |
| Project Delivery / Contract Method | Design-build |
| Private Partner | Design-builder - SFI (Shimmick Construction Company, Inc., FCC Construction SA, Impreglio S.p.A. joint venture)
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| Project Advisors / Consultants | To the Borrower
To USDOT TIFIA JPO
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| Lenders | USDOT TIFIA |
| Duration / Status | Construction began in 2013 and will reach substantial completion in late 2017 or early 2018. |
| TIFIA Credit Assistance | Direct Loan - $325 million The TIFIA loan will be repaid with port revenues. |
| Financial Status | TIFIA credit agreement was executed with the Harbor Department of the City of Long Beach, CA. Financial close occurred on May 21, 2014. |
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| Contacts | Judy Gish Lee Peterson |
