Shoemaker Bridge News Today

About two weeks after the underside of Shoemaker Bridge was struck by an oversized truck load, work will begin to repair it.

The city aims to have the bridge built ahead of the Summer 2028 Olympics.

Long Beach is requesting over $1 billion from the state and federal governments to help fund a laundry list of projects that spans from street and alley improvements to bigger ticket items, like replacing the Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier.

The project's price tag is $60 million overall, but its completion could be contingent on a new Shoemaker Bridge, which officials have estimated will cost roughly $350 million. Funding for the bridge has not yet been identified.

Projects associated with the 710 Freeway widening included vehicle and pedestrian improvements along arterial streets stretching from Ocean Boulevard to the 91 Freeway.

City officials have expressed interest in developing the Elephant Lot, which could bring a new hotel other attractions to the Downtown waterfront and also affect the Grand Prix's route. An eight-year-old conceptual design shows how it could work.

Residents in the Willmore neighborhood say they’re concerned that loud city vehicles are “moving into” a yard meant for park space, but the Long Beach Department of Public Works said the activity there is temporary.

Residents in East Long Beach have access to nearly 16 times the park space than those living in West Long Beach. But as the City Council tries to address this inequity, it will likely run into two big obstacles: time and money. - ADVERTISEMENT - A report released by the city this month outlined the park inventory in the city and potential ways the city can expand it, but also the challenges that would accompany those additions. The largest park in East Long Beach, El Dorado Regional Park, consi...