caltrans – Pacific Maritime Magazine

19 Mar

Work to Begin on $130M Port of LA Street Refiguration Project

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online Newscaltrans, pola, wbct

Work to reconfigure a significant street juncture for the Port of Los Angeles is scheduled to start soon. The Port of Los Angeles and California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announced March 13 that work is expected to begin on a $130 million project to restructure State Route 47/Vincent Thomas Bridge and Front Street/Harbor Boulevard interchange, which allows truckers and motorists to reach the local San Pedro, Wilmington and Terminal Island areas. It serves the West Basin Container Terminal. “We have all experienced a significant increase in trucks interfacing with passenger vehicles at the Harbor Blvd./SR47 Interchange, which is both difficult…

05 Mar

Port of San Diego, Partners Enter Agreement on Cargo Movement Projects

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online Newscaltrans, posd, sandag, sandiego

The Port of San Diego, Caltrans (the California Department of Transportation) and SANDAG (the San Diego Association of Governments) have entered into an agreement that would allow them to fund and advance two projects that seek to help improve cargo movement and public access. San Digo’s Port Commission announced Feb. 15 that it approved the collaborative agreement and about $2.2 million in funding for the Harbor Drive 2.0 and Vesta Bridge projects. The project is being funded by the port and Caltrans, which in June was awarded an $18.5 million grant from the California Transportation Commission through its Trade Corridor…