Long Beach Awards Rail Upgrade Contract

The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners gave a $36.8 million construction contract for the "Green Port Gateway" railroad project, which is to enhance the Port of Long Beach's capacity for "on-dock rail," cutting down on truck traffic and air pollution, it said. Construction could begin as early as November and is expected to continue until July 2014, the port said. The contractor is Ames Construction Inc. of Corona.