Officials assured there are additional safety measures in place for bridges and ports in Southern California.
could impact consumers on the East Coast and the Midwest, Southern California officials tried to make sure a similar disaster doesn’t occur in the Ports of
“The pillars that support our bridge are land-based. They’re not in the water.” Cordero explained. “Any vessel that comes underneath the Long Beach International Gateway Bridge does not have to navigate around a pillar.”Sign up for NBC LA newsletters. “These cargo vessels come in with the assistance of tugboat guidance,” Cordero explained. “And for that very reason, they help navigate a vessel through a channel or underneath a bridge or through a waterway.”Caltrans officials also said the bridges in California are safe to travel because they are supposed to meet “rigorous and strict seismic and safety standards”
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