The Ninth and 10th Street ramps connecting west Long Beach to the Shoemaker Bridge are set to close permanently May 4, according to the Port of Long Beach.
The Shoemaker Bridge over the Los Angeles River will remain open, except for three temporary weekend closures this summer. Those closures are needed to complete the demolition of the Ninth and 10th Street ramps.
Changeable message and detour signs will be in place to inform drivers of the closures.
“This summer, the Port of Long Beach plans to demolish on- and off-ramps between the Shoemaker Bridge and the Port as part of construction of the Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility,” according to a statement from the port. “Pier B will help to accommodate the expected growth of cargo volume, while taking trucks off the road and improving the environment.”
Three temporary, weekend closures will be required, first on the northbound Long Beach (710) Freeway, then the Shoemaker Bridge and finally the southbound Long Beach Freeway.
Each closure will be from 10 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday, but dates have not been finalized, according to the port.
The project is part of a $3.2 billion plan in aimed at creating what officials are calling “the port of the future.”