Long Beach Briefs: Queen Mary Closer to Reopening and GreenSpace Coming to Downtown

The RMS Queen Mary Gets Closer to Reopening Many Elements of the Ship 

The City of Long Beach has begun preparation work for the installation of anticipated new boilers and heat exchangers onboard the RMS Queen Mary.

The multi-phase project, which began in late January with the demolition of the existing heat exchangers, piping and electrical pneumatics, is part of the last round of critical repairs required to reopen the Queen Mary’s hotel, restaurants, bars and other onboard amenities this spring.

Details: https://tinyurl.com/queen-mary-closer-to-reopening 

More GreenSpace is Coming to Downtown LB

LONG BEACH — Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded a $30,000,000 Reconnecting Communities Pilot or RCP grant to the City of Long Beach to support the Shoreline Drive Gateway project. 

The Shoreline Drive Gateway project will reconfigure West Shoreline Drive to remove a roadway barrier and improve access and connectivity between downtown Long Beach and public open space; create a new bicycle path and pedestrian amenities; and divert highway traffic from residential streets to major arterials. 

The $30 million grant will fund the first of two parts of this development.

Funded in this grant will be:

• Demolition of the existing northbound lane of Shoreline Drive;
• Relocation of major utilities;
• Required temporary traffic control and rerouting;
• Major civil engineering and required regrading;
• Removal of old fences, hardscaping, and landscaping;
• Installation of new fiber, irrigation, and power conduits;
• Relocation of street lighting to accommodate new street and park alignment;
• Partial funding for the realigned roadway and new medians at Shoreline Drive