Mobility, Ports, and Infrastructure Committee
September 22, 2026

HARBOR SCENIC DRIVE ROADWAY AND

INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS
Mark Erickson, P.E.

Director, Program Management Division
City of Long Beach - Mobility Ports and Infrastructure Committee September 22, 2026
3 ECONOMIC ENGINE

CITY OF LONG BEACH
PIER E
PIER H
PIER G

PROJECT AREA LA RIVER

TOURISM
 CARNIVAL CRUISES
 QUEEN MARY
 HARRY BRIDGES PARK
 THE MAYA
 MARRIOTT RESIDENCE INN
 SOUTH SHORE BOAT LAUNCH
 LONG BEACH AMPHITHEATER
 PACIFIC CONTAINER TERMINAL
 INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL SERVICES, LLC
 POLB MAINTENANCE
 TIDELANDS LONG BEACH ENERGY RESOURCES
 CALIFORNIA ENERGY RESOURCES
 LONG BEACH CONTAINER TERMINAL
 INTERNATIONAL SEAFARER’S CENTER
 LA COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT
 SCE PICO SUBSTATION

INDUSTRIAL

PORT OF

LONG BEACH

QUEEN MARY

THE MAYA

PIER G CONTAINER TERMINAL

PROJECT SCOPE
Pavement Reconstruction
Optimize Traffic Flow
Redesigning Roadway for Safety
Consolidation of Ramps to Harbor Plaza
Intelligent Transportation System
Signage
Landscape
Lighting
Illustrative purposes only, not actual project signage
*not to scale
PLAN
NING
PRELIM

DESIGN DESIGN BID/

AWARD CONSTRUCTION
Start
Feb 2027
Total
Grant Funding
End
May 2028
�100.95M

SCHEDULE, BUDGET AND FUNDING
�48.30M
Project Budget

CONSTRUCTION ACCESS
Close northbound Harbor Scenic
Drive during construction
Shift southbound traffic onto
existing northbound lanes
Detour northbound to Pico Ave.
and Queensway Drive
Temporarily connect
Queensway Drive to Ocean Blvd.

STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

NEXT STEPS

AWARD CONSTRUCTION

CONTRACT

COORDINATE

DETOUR ROUTES
START

CONSTRUCTION

COMMUNITY

OUTREACH

THANK YOU

1000’ ft NORTHBOUND NB HARBOR SCENIC DR
345’ ft Eliminateddrive way
and divert traffic to
Queensway Drive
From Queensway Dr
Extended merge and
better sight distance
Extended weaving length to provide better safety
From Queens Way Bridge Ramp To Hotel and Boat Launch
Queensway Dr From Queensway Dr Turn pocket
for Reef

PROPOSED

SOUTHBOUND SB HARBOR SCENIC DR
Added split lane and exit to Queen Mary
Added a 3rd lane 1 Off Ramp To Harbor Plaza Turn Pocket to Maintenance Facility EliminatedOn-ramp from Pico Ave.

APPLICATION

SOUTHBOUND SB HARBOR SCENIC DR
Added pocket to exit to Queen Mary
To Maintenance Facility Right Turn Only 2Off Ramps To Harbor Plaza EliminatedOn-ramp from Pico Ave.

EXISTING
SOUTHBOUND Exit lane only to Queen Mary SB HARBOR SCENIC DR 2Off Ramps To Harbor Plaza On Ramp From Pico Ave. Turn Pocket to Maintenance Facility NORTHBOUND NB HARBOR SCENIC DR 425’ ft
315’ ft From Queensway Dr Weave length
Reef & Tidelands / Drive Way From Queens Way Bridge Ramp To Hotel and Boat Launch Queensway Dr

PROJECT SCOPE
470’ ft

NORTHBOUND NB HARBOR SCENIC DR
300’ ft Aux lane consecutive
Weave length merge within short distance From Queens Way Bridge Ramp

AUX LANE
Reef & Tidelands / Drive Way
To Hotel and Boat Launch
Queensway Dr

EXISTING

APPLICATION

PROPOSED

ASSESSMENT OF PROJECT BENEFITS

MODELING METHODOLOGY
 Transportation Model (PortTAM)
 Benefit Cost Analysis (Cal-B/C)

PROJECT BENEFIT CATEGORIES
 Journey time savings and journey time reliability
 Safety
 Vehicle operating costs
 Emissions

KEY PROJECT BENEFITS
 Updated Project scope provides traffic flow efficiencies o Capacity provided by the extended weave area addresses NB traffic operational needs o Proposed auxiliary lane in TCEP application is not needed  Savings and modeling does not account for wider network benefits that will result from project  Emissions vehicle operating costs savings may be greater at a system level