Progress of the Gerald Desmond Bridge

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30/03/2015

Progress of the Gerald Desmond Bridge

The FCC-led construction works on the Gerald Desmond Bridge at the Port of Long Beach California in the USA have begun their most important phase: the construction of the cable-stayed bridge's towers with the main span of 305 metres. On 25 March 2015, digging began to facilitate the first 2.5 m-wide piles which will underpin the 154 m-tall towers.

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The approximation works have made considerable progress in recent months and the foundations are close to 40% complete, bringing the work project's overall degree of completion to 24%.
The GDP is the first cable-stayed bridge to be built in California.

The project consists of replacing the current Gerald Desmond Bridge, which was built in 1968 over the Back Channel of the Port of Long Beach. It was built to function as an earthquake safety provision, to withstand the expected growth of traffic in coming years and also to meet the requirement of higher vertical clearance to accommodate the current container ships.

The works include approximation structures over Ocean Boulevard, the reconfiguration and improvement of two roads, the construction of bicycle lanes spanning the entire length and the diversion of affected services.