Vincent Thomas Bridge closes for 16 months on Saturday. Here's what you need to know
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Set us as preferred For the next 16 months, motorists will have to seek alternative routes to the Vincent Thomas Bridge, which is slated to close for construction.The emerald green bridge is a major thoroughfare connecting the city of San Pedro to Terminal Island, home to both the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach.The closure, which begins Saturday, has been years in the making and included impact-mitigation meetings between Caltrans officials, neighboring communities, shipping companies, labor unions and the contractor.Officials said lane closures leading up to the shutdown will begin late Friday night.Here’s what you need to know about navigating the shutdown.
The Vincent Thomas Bridge opened in 1963.The bridge runs along State Route 47 between Interstate 110 and Terminal Island.
The island connects on its east end to Long Beach via the Long Beach International Gateway Bridge.It is structurally sound, but the bridge deck is deteriorating rapidly, according to Caltrans officials.The deterioration “is due to concrete fatigue caused by heavy traffic loading, as well as environmental deterioration due to age and the marine environment,” according to the Caltrans project website.
Officials plan to rehabilitate the bridge by replacing the entire deck and its seismic sensors.The project also includes replacing the bridge railings, fences and median barrier.
Ramp and lane closures willbegin overnight Friday ahead of the complete shutdown at midnight.Motorists can expect the following work schedule on Friday night: At midnight on Saturday, all lanes on State Route 47 on the Vincent Thomas Bridge between Ferry Street and Harbor Boulevard will close.
The closure includes northbound lanes on State Route 47 approaching Harbor Boulevard, southbound Interstate 110, and Miraflores Avenue.The bridge officially closes ...