The $36 million project will improve pedestrian safety by narrowing crosswalks and adding protected bike lanes. The entire 3.2-mile stretch of Artesia will see a variety of improvements to traffic signals, medians and lighting.
Residents in the Willmore neighborhood say they’re concerned that loud city vehicles are “moving into” a yard meant for park space, but the Long Beach Department of Public Works said the activity there is temporary.
Joy Contreras, spokeswoman for the city's Department of Public Works, said the park experienced “significant tagging and vandalism” on Feb. 14, Valentine's Day, and the damages were reported to the city the next morning.
Both vessels were originally anchored near island White, one of the THUMS oil platforms about a mile from shore, according to Long Beach Fire Department’s Marine Safety Chief Gonzalo Medina.