Gerald Desmond Bridge project will be delayed by more than a year View Larger Image Long Beach Press Telegram » The Gerald Desmond Bridge is a massive $1.2 Billion project in Long Beach, California. This project was selected as a Design-Build (DB) project, one of the first ten of such project delivery in the state of California. The idea was that going with DB would save both time and money but after more than a year of construction, neither has proved true. The cost has increased by 35% over the original budget proposed in 2010 and now it is expected to be more than a year behind schedule with hefty adjustments to construction and design that will. Michelle2017-10-27T14:40:04-08:00June 23rd, 2014|California, Design-Build, Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement, Roads| Share This Story, Choose Your Platform! FacebookTwitterEmail Related Posts ‘A fiasco from the beginning’ — Caltrans’ costs soar on $1.1 billion San Francisco tunnels April 10th, 2019 With 100 People Per Day Dying in Crashes, Lawmakers Weigh Road Safety Options April 9th, 2019 The Boring Company: What 8 Cities Really Think of Elon Musk’s Tunnel Vision March 26th, 2019 Sea level rise could threaten California cities and ports by 2040 March 21st, 2019 Trump Fiscal 2020 Budget Request Prioritizes Infrastructure Grants March 11th, 2019 ‘Fix the Damn Roads’: States Step In After Trump’s Plans Stall March 11th, 2019 Andrew Cuomo announces $128 million for state highways March 11th, 2019 Can America Still Build Big? A California Rail Project Raises Doubts February 25th, 2019 How can California capture more water? Competing interests will have to compromise February 25th, 2019