The Weekly Newspaper of Manhattan Beach Herald Publications - El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hawthorne, Lawndale, & Inglewood Community Newspapers Since 1911 - Circulation 30,000 - Readership 60,000 (310) 322-1830 Vol. 6, No. 3 February 14, 2013 Inside 2013 with Debut of Networking EventNon-Profit Organization 310YP Kicks Off This Issue Calendar...............................2 Classifieds ...........................2 Food...............................4 & 5 People ..................................2 Police Reports....................2 Politically Speaking...........3 310YP is the newest group of young professionals in Los Angeles looking to develop business relationships and make charitable contributions. At its first networking event at the Shade Hotel in Manhattan Beach, the group raised more than $3,000, which will be distributed among local charities at the end of the year, and will be used to support non-profits throughout the year with community service. Photo by Katie Osborne Photography. Valentines Specials...........7 Chevron Ready to Roll in New Drum Set By Brian Simon tote the drums on three consecutive Wednes- tion of streetlights. At 11:15, the first drum If you happen to be out and about in day nights beginning February 20 between will roll north onto PCH, with the second the South Bay after 10 p.m. the next three 10 p.m. and 5 p.m. at the not-so-breakneck to follow 15 minutes later. Wednesdays and find a good viewing spot, speed of one to three miles per hour. The cargo will then likely reach Aviation you might have an opportunity to witness an But with a million pounds of cargo in one Boulevard by midnight and Manhattan Beach event that may not come around again until load, a Toyota Tundra (the truck that towed Boulevard by 1 a.m. before turning west onto the late 2050s or so. the svelte-in-comparison, 300,000-pound Rosecrans at 2 a.m. The first drum will enter While it might not attract the same crowds Space Shuttle and transport vehicle) won’t the refinery at 2:45, followed by the second the Space Shuttle Endeavour did last fall, it quite do the trick. at 3:15. The same process will repeat on will be quite the undertaking and a memorable To get the job done, the refinery will instead February 27 and March 6. sight when Chevron transports six giant steel use a custom-designed, Caltrans-approved, “The Chevron El Segundo Refinery team drums from King Harbor in Redondo Beach 432-ton vehicle that boasts 32 axles, 128 has been working with local city govern- Weekend such as gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, the and in back for traction and braking. order to minimize temporary impacts,” saidments, businesses and the public to ensurethat everyone is informed about the move inThe sheer size and height of the load willwheels, 80-yard dollies, and a truck in frontUsed to manufacture petroleum productsto the company’s El Segundo refinery. Forecast each weigh about a half a million pounds. other preparatory work by Southern California Chevron. “We’ve received a lot of enthusiasmLily Craig, External Affairs Manager foralso require infrastructure improvements and100-foot-long, 28-foot-in-diameter coke drums They will replace Chevron’s existing Edison crews beginning this Monday, as well about the project from local Chambers and 45-year-old coke drums that have reached as other mitigations from Chevron. service clubs with folks looking forward to the end of their useful life cycles. The new These will include raising power lines, seeing these drums head to the refinery. It’s Friday structure that is a unique feature of the re- the pathway, and removing and replacing but amazing nonetheless.”not quite the Space Shuttle or ‘The Rock,’replacing power poles, trimming trees to clearcoke drums will be nested in a tall derrick Sunny finery landscape. portions of the median. Unlike the Space Shuttle, citizens will 74˚/54˚ In addition to replacing the old drums-- of Rosecrans is within the city limits. “Trees in progress.get more than one shot to catch the moveIn the specific case of El Segundo, one-halfwhich will be cleaned, cut up on site and recycled--Chevron will also execute additional will be trimmed and streetlights removed for Those wishing to view the transport can safety and seismic stability upgrades on the the duration of the coker movement three follow the instructions of the California derrick structure. The project itself will bring weeks,” said Public Works Director Stepha- Highway Patrol and local police departments Saturday between 2,000 and 3,000 short-term jobs to nie Katsouleas. “Medians will be removed on site to identify the safest areas along the AM Clouds/ the area and be completed in 2014. Avenue will be replaced.” equipment won’t drum up as much enthu-route to catch a glimpse. While Chevron’sand reconstructed and the signals at PacificBuilt in Spain (the United States has no PM Sun steel fabrication shops with the manufacturing To minimize traffic impacts, Caltrans worked siasm as Endeavour, they are critical to the 75˚/54˚ late last month at the Port of Los Angeles closure plan. The first is set for Monday, a very important component of the Chevronrefinery’s operations. “The coke drums arewith Chevron to develop a temporary roadcapabilities for this job), the drums arrived via a specially designed cargo ship after a February 18 between 10 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. refinery, which supplies over 20 percent of month-long, 7,330-nautical mile journey to at Herondo/190th. the motor vehicle fuels used in Southern the West Coast. The same area will also close during those California and 40 percent of the jet fuel at Sunday Over the next three Monday nights, the hours the following two Mondays. Sepulveda/ LAX,” said Craig. “We appreciate the co- drums will move two at a time from the Port PCH and Rosecrans will have closures each operation of local businesses and residents Sunny of LA to King Harbor. After two days in a of the next three Wednesdays, as the cargo to help make this project a success so that 66˚/53˚ staging area, they will make the 4.5-mile trek rides up PCH and Sepulveda through Her- the refinery can continue providing these to Gate 21 at Chevron’s Rosecrans Avenue mosa Beach and Manhattan Beach on the much-needed resources throughout the area.” entrance where they will be put in place by way to El Segundo. For more information about the coke drum one of the world’s largest cranes. On those nights, the road closure will begin project, log onto www.cokedrumproject.com, To navigate through city streets, crews will at 10 p.m. in Redondo Beach with the rota- or all 310-615-5298. •
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