{"id":31845,"date":"2025-08-15T07:51:57","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T14:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/jacobs-nabs-slice-of-2-2b-port-project-in-la-area\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T07:51:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T14:51:57","slug":"jacobs-nabs-slice-of-2-2b-port-project-in-la-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/jacobs-nabs-slice-of-2-2b-port-project-in-la-area\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacobs nabs slice of $2.2B port project in LA area"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/img\/play.svg?500116090725\" alt=\"-\"><br \/>\n        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">2 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dmgi9movl\/video\/upload\/q_1\/v1755202721\/news\/text_to_speech\/jacobs-port-long-beach-project-los-angeles-area_hvkdtz.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ed-secondary-content-box ed-secondary-content-box--expandable\">\n<p><strong>Award: <\/strong><span><span><span><span><span><span>Construction management for port expansion<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/><strong>Value: <\/strong><span><span><span><span><span><span>Contract undisclosed, total project cost $2.2 billion<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/><strong>Location: <\/strong><span><span><span><span><span><span>Long Beach, California<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/><strong>Client: <\/strong><span><span><span><span><span><span>Port of Long Beach<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Jacobs docked in the Golden State with a <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jacobs.com\/newsroom\/press-release\/jacobs-support-rail-expansion-major-la-area-port-facility\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>major award at one of California\u2019s busiest ports<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, according to a news release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The Port of Long Beach recently selected the Dallas-based contractor to provide construction management services for the Pier B On-Dock Rail Support facility. The award is a cornerstone of the port\u2019s overall $2.2 billion capital program.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The project will expand the existing 82-acre rail yard to 171 acres and more than triple on-dock rail capacity to handle up to 4.7 million 20-foot containers annually. The expansion will significantly reduce truck traffic, lower emissions and improve air quality in the surrounding areas, according to the release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201c[This is] an enormous undertaking with 10 construction contracts to manage,\u201d said Mario Cordero, CEO of the Port of Long Beach, in the release. \u201cJacobs has demonstrated its qualifications to help us accommodate this peak workflow, and we\u2019re pleased to work with the company to build this new gateway for the nation\u2019s container cargo.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Jacobs expects work to wrap up in 2032, according to the contractor.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The win adds to <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/jacobs-data-center-ai-boom-tariff-uncertainty\/756924\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Jacobs\u2019 growing infrastructure portfolio<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>. The Dallas-based contractor\u2019s recent work in the sector includes high-growth markets such as water and advanced facilities, according to its recent earnings call.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Jacobs has previously performed work at the Port of Long Beach, such as the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jacobs.com\/newsroom\/news\/forging-safer-future-state-art-fireboat-station-port-long-beach\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Fireboat Station 20 project<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>. The firm has also delivered waterfront infrastructure at the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jacobs.com\/projects\/port-of-san-francisco-waterfront-resilience-program\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Port of San Francisco<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, according to the release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/jacobs-port-long-beach-project-los-angeles-area\/757735\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. 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