Westbound Desmond Bridge to be closed this weekend for construction

[aesop_image imgwidth=”350px” img=”https://signal-tribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Screen-Shot-2017-07-07-at-10.17.02-AM.png” credit=”Courtesy Port of LB” align=”center” lightbox=”on” caption=”The westbound Desmond Bridge will be closed from Pico Avenue all weekend as part of the ongoing construction project to replace the bridge. ” captionposition=”center” revealfx=”off”] From Friday, July 7 at 9pm to Monday, July 10 at 5am, the westbound Desmond Bridge will be closed from Pico Avenue as part of the ongoing construction project to replace the bridge.
The ramp from downtown Long Beach to westbound Ocean Boulevard to Pico Avenue will be open, but the Pico Avenue on-ramps to the westbound bridge will be closed.
Traffic on the eastbound side of the bridge will be detoured to the exit at State Route 47 (SR-47) and will immediately rejoin the eastbound bridge via the Pier T on-ramp.
A ramp from Pier T to westbound Ocean Boulevard will be closed.
Drivers should plan to take alternate routes. Suggested alternate routes include the following:
• Drivers heading west from downtown Long Beach are advised to take either the 710 North or other northbound thoroughfares and then head west
• Drivers heading south to San Pedro on the 710 will need to exit well before Pico Avenue
• Drivers on Pier T heading west toward San Pedro will need to detour to the eastbound bridge to the northbound 710 to westbound
Anaheim Street to the southbound SR-47
Road closure updates can be found on newgdbridge.com, via the LB Bridge app or through the Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Project social-media accounts.
Source: Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Project