{"id":341681,"date":"2026-06-01T17:57:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T17:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/341681\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T17:57:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T17:57:09","slug":"long-beach-mayor-discusses-jeepin-the-coast-success-harbor-and-development-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/341681\/","title":{"rendered":"Long Beach Mayor discusses Jeepin the Coast success, harbor and development projects"},"content":{"rendered":"

LONG BEACH, Miss. (WLOX) \u2014 Jeepin the Coast<\/a> wrapped up Sunday in Long Beach, drawing an estimated 2,500 Jeeps to the annual event.<\/p>\n

Mayor Tim Pierce said this year\u2019s event was one of the biggest. The city expanded the beach area to accommodate more Jeeps, and bands performed for large crowds throughout the weekend.<\/p>\n

\u201cI tell you, I think this is by far a record-breaking year,\u201d Pierce said. \u201cThe bands have been fantastic, and it\u2019s just been huge crowds.\u201d<\/p>\n

Harbor and gateway project<\/p>\n

The city is moving forward with harbor reconstruction<\/a> after years without the facility. <\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s going to be a welcome addition to our city,\u201d Pierce said. \u201cWhen you talk about a quality of life, that harbor means everything.\u201d<\/p>\n

The harbor is expected to be completed in the first quarter of next year, Pierce said. The city has $2.5 million for the western jetty to install a bulkhead, and another $2.5 million for the northwest bulkhead.<\/p>\n

Pierce said he envisions using the area for retail development that would tie in the city\u2019s gateway project.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn the eastern end of the gateway, there\u2019s some real estate in there that the city owns that we\u2019re hoping we can come to an agreement with, maybe some Airstream trailers to have some restaurants, places to get some drinks, coffee, snowballs, and all that. And you can enjoy the sunset down there on the gateway project.\u201d<\/p>\n

The city will discuss that proposal during the first part of June.<\/p>\n

North-south corridor<\/p>\n

The city is working on a north-south corridor project<\/a> that Pierce said will serve as an evacuation route and support business development. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt was kind of emphasized when we had a tragic event the other day on Canal Road,\u201d Pierce said. \u201cWe were completely shut down. When you close down Canal Road, Long Beach has to go all the way to 49.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"TheThe plan layout for the North-South Corridor Project.(WLOX)<\/p>\n

Pierce has pitched a new route from the Long Beach Harbor north through Cleveland Avenue and Klondyke Road to 28th Street. It would connect to I-10 by a plan to either widen Canal Road or build a new connection.<\/p>\n

Residential growth and business development<\/p>\n

Long Beach has seen approximately 750 homes built in the last three years, according to the mayor.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re really trying to look forward to the future and build the things that will put us in a good position to be the town that everybody wants to come to,\u201d Pierce said.<\/p>\n

The city is also in the process of annexing the Long Beach Industrial Park<\/a> to create business space.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is the start of building a business space for the city of Long Beach, and we\u2019d like to continue that growth towards the north,\u201d Pierce said. <\/p>\n

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