More than six months after design work was halted on its signature cable-stayed main spans, construction of the new Harbor Bridge in Corpus Christi, Texas, has pressed ahead, even as uncertainties shroud its ultimate cost and completion schedule.
The Texas Dept. of Transportation paused design work on the nearly $803 million project in November 2019 amid concerns about engineer-of-record FIGG Bridge Engineers’ role in the March 2018 collapse of a pedestrian bridge at Florida International University. TxDOT subsequently asked the Flatiron/Dragados design-build joint venture to find a new design firm for the 1,661-ft-long center spans, a process that the contractor says is still ongoing. A Flatiron/Dragados spokesperson confirms that FIGG remains involved with the 6.4-mile long project’s approach and roadworks packages.