How will TxDOT decide whether or not to replace Harbor Bridge?
Before it can make any decision about the Harbor Bridge, TxDOT must complete a series of project activities to ensure that all aspects of a possible new bridge have been considered. In the summer of 2003, TxDOT completed a Feasibility Study, which evaluated four alternative corridors (including the existing one) where a replacement of the Harbor Bridge might be located. The “no-build” option-leaving the bridge as it is now–was also examined. Now TxDOT is working on two other key activities-preparing the environmental documentation that is required before any new bridge could be built-and the schematic design-developing the preliminary engineering designs for a new bridge, associated approaches, and tie-ins to existing roadways. The results of the environmental study and schematic design, including a considerable amount of public input, will enable TxDOT to decide on a bridge replacement.
