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After years of mulling over their plans on the drawing board, city officials have seen their effort to renovate Long Beach's sprawling Downtown Marinas move into its hard-hat phase. A small army of
construction workers has uprooted an old dock and installed a cutting-edge The Downtown Marinas,
which consist of the Shoreline and Rainbow marinas, were built in "The goal of this renovation is to maintain and strengthen that position by building a world-class downtown marina system that marina tenants and the entire city can be proud of and enjoy," said Councilman Dan Baker, who represents the shoreline district. There will be 13 phases in the 30-month project, which got under way Feb. 1, following five years of planning and lobbying for state funds. The project won a $32 million loan from the California Department of Boating and Waterways. When it's completed, additional work will begin at Alamitos Bay Marina, where close to another $70 million will be spent on upgrades, according to Mark Sandoval, manager of the Marine Bureau's marinas and beaches. State funding is being made available through the Department of Boating and Waterways' revolving funds, Sandoval said. "Each year it divvies what they can," Sandoval said. That requires on-going lobbying, the bureau manager added. "We keep letting
our presence be known," Sandoval said. "They've been very
good to The loans are being made at 4.5 percent interest. "That's what makes it such a great program," Sandoval said. "We have Shoreline paid." STRUCTURE There's a 10-year guarantee on the docks. "But we expect a life of 30 years," Sandoval said. Workers will construct about
1, 700 single-loaded slips, which will be outfitted with an Each slip will accommodate
one boat rather than the two boats now crowded into each "Boat owners do not like double-loaded docks," Sandoval emphasized. The elements also had taken
a toll on the docks. The wooden docks would splinter, "We had a lot of complaints," he said. The concrete will eliminate a lot of those problems. The new slips will range
in size from 30 to 60 feet. The larger slips are in demand as The bureau manager said that each of the 13 phases will involve the completion of two docks. "There will be one dock
at a time every month," he said. "Each dock will take a couple
of Saturday's ribbon-cutting
ceremony will mark the completion of the first set of slips at The 33 docks are numbered from A to Z and from AA to GG. In the new layout, the new
larger slips will be placed in a "pitchfork' format featuring a "It decreases the open
water in the middle of the marina, but not significantly," Sandoval The sailing speed in the marina is limited to 5 mph, the bureau manager noted. Newly designed gangway ramps
for sailors with disabilities will also be introduced at A rock barrier along the
shoreline will be dismantled and replaced with brick work, WEATHERING
WINTER 'We got used to it,"
he said, adding that the project has remained on schedule throughout That meant making sure that deliveries of supplies kept on track, despite the wet weather. INCONVENIENCES Arrangements had been made
months before the work got under way to set aside the two "We kept two docks open for the rebuild," Sandoval said. Marina officials also had
been concerned that neighboring residents would complain about At least two press
releases were issued in early February to explain what the noise would "Residents
and visitors in downtown Long Beach will know that the renovation of
the The pile driving
was squeezed into a one-month period, between Feb. 15 and March 15, But the worry wasn't necessary. "I thought it went quite
smoothly," said Marine Advisory Commission member Mike Sandoval said the project drew a lot of curiosity. "It drew a lot of interest," Ortiz chimed in. Truck deliveries of the new floats will continue. Construction materials are
stored at the eastern end of the south side of Shoreline Drive, "That's created somewhat of a hardship," Sandoval acknowledged. The slip leaseholders
in Gangways FF and GG have received a 10 percent discount on "It's not what it was, but they appreciated the gesture," the manager said. ALAMITOS
BAY MARINA That project will be larger
because it includes eight basins large sections where the boats It also will require some
dredging. Repairs to sea walls and renovation of restrooms also The new pilings will have
a life span of 50 years, instead of the 20-year span of the Larger slips reaching up to 120 feet will be introduced in that area, Sandoval said. HARD-HAT
ZONE "Their experience and
the dock system's quality were the main reasons the city decided to The Connolly-Pacific team
includes Tetra Tech Inc., a worldwide provider of waterfront Waterfront equipment manufacturer
ShoreMaster will supply the marina's patented The concrete docking material
is the first used it on the West Coast, according to Ortiz, The design/build proposal
selection is being led by construction manager Concept Marine
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