Comment Period Extended for Port of Long Beach Study

Port of Long Beach has extended the comment period for a study to identify and evaluate improvements to existing navigation channels, enhancing safety, reliability and efficiency for visiting vessels.

Public comments on the Port of Long Beach Deep Draft Navigation Study will now be accepted through Tuesday, December 20.

The Deep Draft Navigation Study would assess the costs, benefits and environmental impacts of the project alternatives that include dredging to deepen channels, basins, berths and other areas in the port.

The purpose of the Port of Long Beach Deep Draft Navigation Study is to identify and evaluate improvements to existing navigation channels within the POLB.

The study focuses on improving conditions for current and future container and liquid bulk vessel operations in regards to safety, reliability, and waterborne transportation efficiencies.