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Piled Up: The high school's addition sits on 128 pilings dug 60 ft deep.
Photo by Chris Caulfield/Stalco Construction
Rooms With a View: The addition, which offers views of the water, is nearing completion and will include media, administrative and music rooms.
Photo by Tom Sibley/Wilk Marketing Communications
Weathering the Storm: The 20,000-sq-ft addition was built using a lateral force-resisting system and includes concrete walls, precast concrete planks and masonry shear walls.
Photo by Tom Sibley/Wilk Marketing Communications
| LBCSD Projects | value | start/ completion Date | Highlights** |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lido Elementary Shcool | $30 million | May 2012/Second-half 2013 | Built in 1953. Project includes new instructional space for relocated pre-K students. |
| Long Beach High School | $29 million | July 2011/First-half 2014 | Built in 1971. Project includes substantial upgrades to interior; health and safety improvements; sitework. |
| Long Beach Middle School | $17 million | Sept. 2009/Winter 2012-13 | Built in 1953. Project includes substantial upgrades to interior; health and safety improvements. |
| Lindell Elementary School | $18 million | July 2008/Winter 2012-13 | Built in 1939. Project includes upgrades to emergency-related systems. |
| East Elementary School | $3 Million | July 2012/Winter 2012-13 | Built in 1926. Project includes health and safety improvements. |
| West Elementary School | $2 million | July 2012/Winter 2012-13 | Built in 1960. Project includes health and safety improvements. |
| Blackheath Pre-K | Part of LBHS project cost | N/A | Built in the 1950s. The buildings, part of the LBHS campus, will be demolished next summer when the sitework and field additions are under way. |
| * LBCSD Preservation Plan Projects. **All construction work includes infrastructure upgrades. N/A = Not Applicable. Source: LBCSD. |
