{"id":293259,"date":"2026-04-30T15:11:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T15:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/293259\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T15:11:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T15:11:08","slug":"long-beachs-busiest-boat-launch-ramp-closes-for-8-8-million-overhaul-long-beach-post-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/293259\/","title":{"rendered":"Long Beach’s busiest boat launch ramp closes for $8.8 million overhaul \u2022 Long Beach Post News"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the coming months, the Davies Boat Launch Ramp will be demolished. But don\u2019t be fooled, it\u2019s simply being reborn.<\/p>\n

The city announced on Monday that a massive multi-million dollar overhaul has begun on replacing the popular but aging access point along the Alamitos Bay Marina.<\/p>\n

Approved<\/a> in March, the $8.8 million project will replace the launch ramp, boat wash station and restrooms, repave the 179-space parking lot, and add several new amenities, including a new fish cleaning station and waste disposal center, trash enclosures, sand-oil separator and two new electric vehicle charging stations.<\/p>\n

Crews will also reconstruct the entrance gate, parking kiosk, parking lights, and reconstruct the surrounding sidewalks, curbs and gutters.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a much-needed overhaul of the facility at 6204 E Marina Dr. \u2014 just across the channel from Mother\u2019s Beach. Its 22,000-square-foot launch, built in 1958, has served as the city\u2019s most used boat ramp \u2014 about 35,000 launches a year \u2014 and has begun to show its wear. The ramp is beginning to rust; the concrete is cracked, and the restroom paint is peeling.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Davies Boat Launch, located next to the J.H. Davies Bridge in Long Beach, will be closed for improvements from spring 2026 through winter 2027. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.<\/p>\n

Anxious to tidy up the city\u2019s amenities ahead of the 2028 Olympics<\/a>, Long Beach elected officials see the ramp as a reflection of the city\u2019s strong ties to aquatic sports.<\/p>\n

\u201cLong Beach\u2019s waterfront belongs to everyone, and investments like this ensure our facilities remain accessible and ready to welcome all who utilize them,\u201d Mayor Rex Richardson said in a statement. \u201cThese upgrades strengthen a key regional access point to the water and help prepare our shoreline for the global attention and increased coastal use during the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games.\u201d<\/p>\n

Officials say they began eyeing state and federal grants to subsidize the renovations in 2016. Design and permitting began in spring 2019 and finished last summer, with a contract awarded to a builder earlier this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Davies Boat Launch is an important public resource for Long Beach residents and regional visitors coming to enjoy our coastline,\u201d the area\u2019s councilwoman, Kristina Duggan, said in a statement. \u201cImproving this facility means protecting access to the waterfront for decades to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

Without a clear timeline, officials say that crews will demolish the site in the coming months. From there, construction should run through early 2027.<\/p>\n

Boaters are being asked to use one of the four other launch ramps<\/a> in the city.<\/p>\n

For more information and updates on the project, visit here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In the coming months, the Davies Boat Launch Ramp will be demolished. But don\u2019t be fooled, it\u2019s simply…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":293260,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[131,133,132],"class_list":["post-293259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=293259"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293259\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/293260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=293259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=293259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=293259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}