The Port of Long Beach and Port of Los Angeles (Ports) have recently implemented their Advanced Transportation Management Information System (ATMIS) to improve roadway vehicular traffic and incident management within the Ports and their surrounding area. The ATMIS allows for the real-time monitoring and control of connected intelligent transportation system (ITS) field devices. It also allows for real-time communication with external systems involved in travel information dissemination, cooperative traffic management, and coordinated response to incidents and special events on the Ports' surrounding arterials streets, highways, and freeways. Considering that the Ports related truck traffic is expected to double in the next 10 years with only limited number of access routes to and from the Ports and two of the three access bridges to be in construction for replacement over the next five years, the ATMIS provides the necessary real-time traffic management tool to ensure effective goods movement.
Coastal engineering studies were performed to define site and design conditions for the development of new docking facilities and a wave protection structure at Pier F, in the Port of Long Beach, California. The new facilities will provide docking to a fireboat, pilot and port security boats with lengths ranging from 30 to 110 feet (9.1 to 33.5 m). The study showed that yearly wave conditions exceed accepted wave height criteria for small craft harbors and that wave protection would be needed. While most wave protection structures would be adequate to provide the necessary wave protection, site conditions and project requirements proved to be very challenging conditions that limited the applicability of typical structures. A floating breakwater was analyzed along with fixed structure alternatives such as rubble mound, caissons, concrete sheet and cylindrical pile breakwaters, and the preferred steel sheet/king pile breakwater.
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