Project Description/Overview (SR-47 Expressway Video)
The Schuyler Heim Bridge Replacement and SR-47 Expressway Project is being advanced through a joint partnership between Caltrans and the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority (ACTA). The project will replace the seismically deficient Schuyler Heim Bridge over Cerritos Channel and add a four-lane elevated roadway connection to Alameda Street that will bypass three signalized intersections and five at-grade railroad crossings.
This project will provide an alternative route from Terminal Island, a major generator of port-related truck traffic, and provide direct access to local distribution centers and warehousing facilities in the South Bay area, as well as I-405 and SR-91, thereby relieving congestion on the Harbor and Long Beach freeways.
The Schuyler Heim Bridge Replacement and SR-47 project will enhance the efficient, secure movement of goods at the nation’s largest port complex, as well as reduce congestion and improve mobility.
Project Benefits
- Replaces the seismically-deficient Schuyler Heim moveable bridge with a new safer fixed bridge
- Creates an expressway between Ocean Blvd. on Terminal Island and Alameda St. at Pacific Coast Highway
- Enhances mobility on local freeways by diverting 5-8% of the port-related trucks
- Diverts trucks from certain local arterials and commercial and residential areas
- Facilitates future improvements to the Long Beach I-710 Freeway
- Provides alternative route to the existing near-dock rail yard
- Eliminates traffic conflicts at 5 at-grade rail crossings and 3 traffic signals
Project Status
The project is divided into two segments. Segment 1 is the replacement of the seismically-deficient Schuyler Heim bridge with a new safer fixed bridge. Segment 1 is being administered by Caltrans and is currently under construction. Please visit the Caltrans website for details and schedule.
Segment 2 provides an expressway connection between the north side of the Heim Bridge and Alameda Street at Pacific Coast Highway and will be awarded and administered by ACTA. Segment 2 has been postponed indefinitely.
Segment 1
Environmental Documents:
Record of Decision (August 2009)
Notice of Determination (August 2009)
The Final Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR)
may be downloaded below. A CD may also be requested at mmelendres@acta.org.
Schuyler Heim Bridge Replacement and
SR-47 Expressway Project
EIS/EIR (286MB)
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EIS/EIR Summary (357K)
Technical Studies
To view the Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Recirculated Draft Environmental Impact Report (SDEIS/RDEIR) and Appendices, click here.
Historic American Engineering Record (HAER)
Written Historical and Descriptive Data
Photographic Copies of As-Built Drawings
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