Harbor Bridge team gives commissioners detailed construction update, main span targeted for summer 2024

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Engineers and project staff gave a comprehensive update on the Harbor Bridge replacement project on April 13, reporting both progress and ongoing community impacts.

Project overview: Lynn Allison said the revised timeline aims to open the main span to traffic in summer 2024; demolition and precast production are well under way. Allison reported the precast yard has cast roughly 2,230 segments and delivered about 1,453 segments to the site; main‑span segments weigh about 120 tons each and will be staged and lifted beginning this spring.

Technical highlights: Allison described pile driving (60–70 feet for north‑approach foundations), use of a launching gantry and false work for some spans, and the erection plan for pylons and cable‑stay frames. The project team said tower‑table decks on both pylons were completed in March and that derrick cranes and crawler cranes will be put in place to lift the main‑span segments. Lighting, drainage and wetland mitigation were also part of the presentation.

Community concerns and responses: Commissioners pressed for improved visitor wayfinding near the Aquarium and asked about impacts to County Road 36 from heavy hauling and the precast yard in Robstown (precinct‑level impacts). Allison said weekly coordination with stakeholder groups continues and that she will provide full slide decks and follow up with letters and a designated point person to coordinate road repair planning with city and county partners.

Why it matters: The bridge is a multiyear, multimillion‑dollar regional project that shifts major traffic patterns, affects tourism and freight, and places heavy demands on local roads used for moving oversized segments. Commissioners requested early coordination on post‑construction resurfacing plans for County Road 36 and committed to sending formal letters to nearby stakeholders to plan road restorations once the project is complete.

What’s next: Allison will provide the court with the full presentation materials for distribution; construction sequencing and traffic advisories will continue on a weekly basis.