City Council Meeting
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Shoreline Drive Realignment Project
Specification No. R-7192
Plan No. C-7417
2 Downtown Long Beach Vision Plan
3 Shoreline Realignment Project • First Phase of the Shoemaker Bridge Replacement Project.
• Realignment of Shoreline Drive will convert 2.2
acres of existing roadways into parkland. ✓ Creates opportunity for a more functional park space of 22 acres within Cesar Chavez Park.
• Helps fulfill the Drake-Chavez Master Plan and LB-
MUST Master Plan
• Creates a more cohesive neighborhood • Meet the needs for the projected increased demand for non-motorized transportation
facilities within the City.
4 Shoreline Drive Realignment Project – Proposed Improvements ✓ Realign northbound Shoreline Drive to the west,
alongside the existing southbound Shoreline Drive
✓ Remove existing Broadway Bridge over northbound
Shoreline Drive and connect Broadway to Shoreline
at grade
✓ Convert Broadway into a two-way street
✓ Convert Third Street into a two-way street
✓ Realign Golden Avenue north of Ocean to Broadway
✓ Replace northbound Shoreline Drive with a 0.35 mile
bike and pedestrians shared use path
✓ Construct a protected bike and pedestrian shared
use path along Shoreline Drive, Seaside Way, Golden
Avenue, and Broadway
✓ Traffic Signal Improvements, ITS network
✓ Utility Adjustments
✓ Drainage Improvements
✓ Landscape and Irrigation
Improvements
5 Shoreline Drive Realignment Project Phase 1 – Before 2028 Games
CONSTRUCT IMPROVEMENTS SOUTH OF OCEAN BOULEVARD
• New Pavement
• New Landscaped & Irrigated Medians
• Bike/Pedestrian Path along Shoreline Drive
• Construct full alignment south of Ocean
• Temporary terminal point near Ocean Blvd
• Provide a safe turnaround
• Bike/Ped Path along Seaside Way with Connection to
Shoreline Drive
• Signing/Striping Improvements (Golden Shore, South of Ocean)
• Traffic Signal Modification at Queensway
• Lighting Enhancements
• Drainage Modifications
• Jack and Bore Stormwater Force Main between levee and Shoreline Drive (LA-01 to north of Ocean Blvd)
6 Shoreline Drive Realignment Project Phase 2 – After 2028 Games
CONSTRUCT IMPROVEMENTS NORTH
OF OCEAN BLVD
• Remaining Pavement Improvements
• Remaining Bike/Pedestrian Facilities
• Broadway Bridge Demolition
• Traffic Signals at the following intersections:
• Broadway at Shoreline Drive (new)
• Broadway at Golden Avenue (new)
• Broadway at Maine Ave
• Broadway at World Trade Center
• Broadway at Magnolia Ave
• Third St at Maine Ave
• Third St at Magnolia Ave
• Storm Drain Modifications (incl. 72” line on
Golden Ave)
• Storm Drain Force Main (ext. from Ph. 1 to
approximately the SCE Substation)
• Utility adjustments
• Reclaimed Water Line along Broadway and
Shoreline Drive
7 Shoreline Drive Realignment Project
Shoreline Drive
Golden Ave
Daisy Ave
Maine Ave
Magnolia Ave
W. Third St
W. Fourth St
Golden Shore
Queens Wy
Shoreline Drive
Shoreline
Driv
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8 Coordination with Stakeholders and Projects
• Special Events
• Long Beach Grand Prix
• Long Beach Marathon
• Long Beach Triathlon
• LA28 Games
• Various Utility Companies
• Long Beach Unified School District and Chavez Elementary School • LB Transit
• Projects
• Downtown Walkable Corners
• Drake-Chavez Park
• 9th and 10th Ramp Removal
• Various Private Site Developments
• Port of Long Beach – Rubble Site
• California Coastal Commission
9 Environmental Protection
• Submit a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) prepared by a Qualified Stormwater Developer (QSD) for the City to review and approve
• Division G provides City of Long Beach Water Conservation BMPs to implement under prepared SWPPP.
• Local Coastal Development Permit special conditions
• South of Ocean Boulevard
• Native American Tribe Coordination and Archaeological Monitoring • Biological Monitoring of Construction Activities.
• Nesting Bird Surveys.
• Tree Maintenance Policy
10 Project Funding
Funding Source Amount
Design
Metro Measure R Grant $4,700,000
Measure A $300,000
Traffic Mitigation Fee $2,450,000
Transportation Development Act $250,000
General Capital $308,542
Construction
USDOT Reconnecting Communities Program Grant $30,000,000 Metro Measure M (LB-ELA CMIP) Grant $35,000,000*
Total $73,008,542
*NOTE: The City will repay $11,500,000 in Metro Local Return funding beginning in FY 2033 using Measure R Local Return funds. The terms of the agreement need to be finalized but the City has requested to make $1.15 million annual payments to Metro for 10 years through FY 2042. 11 Construction Project Funding
• Reconnecting Communities Program (RCP) Grant Funding Overview • RCP Grant Award: $30M
• Minimum Match Requirement: 50% of Total Construction Cost • City Funding Obligation
• Required City Contribution to Fully Fund Construction: $35M • Consequence: Without securing $35M match, the $30M RCP Grant will be forfeited and Construction cannot proceed
• Metro Grant Contribution
• Metro Grant: $35M
• Repayment Requirement: $11.5M of the $35M To Be Repaid through Metro Local Returns Beginning FY 2033
Anticipated Annual LA Metro Local Returns
FY 2033 through FY 2042 (10 Years)
Funding Source Amount Per Year
Measure R $7.5M
Measure M $8.5M
Loan Repayment ($1.15M)
Total $14.85M
Anticipated Annual LA Metro Local Returns
FY 2027 through FY 2032
Funding Source Amount Per Year
Measure R $7.5M
Measure M $8.5M
Total $16M
12 Estimated Timeline
Anticipated Milestones Timing
Phase 1 (South of Ocean) Construction Start Early 2027
Phase 1 (South of Ocean) Construction Finish Early 2028 Phase 2 (North of Ocean) Construction Start Fall 2028
Phase 2 (North of Ocean) Construction Finish Late 2029/ Early 2030 Park Master Plan Build Out 2030 and beyond
Joshua Hickman
Public Works Director
[email protected]
Thank You!