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 Transportation2019年11月的近8.83亿美元项目中暂停了设计工作由于担心engineer-of-record费格桥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.

尽管在设计改组发生了近两年的建设中，但最初的2021年完成日期已经延长了两年，结果，Flatiron/Dragados说，“天气，地方，州和联邦政府许可程序/要求和其他无法预料的情况。”承包商没有提供有关设计审查或重新设计后，一旦新工程师到位后如何影响项目成本或时间表，尽管预计不会进行重大更改。

六车道结构的中心部分被设想为美国最长的缆车桥梁，将在Corpus Christi Ship Channel上方提供200英尺以上的通关，从而允许大型商业和军用船只通行。新桥完成后，将拆除过十字路口现有的60年历史的整个核心结构。

Meanwhile, Flatiron/Dragados reports progress on other project elements, including drainage, roadway and overpass construction, and reconstruction of a major new interchange at the nearby junction of Interstate 37, U.S. Route 181 and State Highway 286. More than 60% of the 2,651 total bridge segments have been cast and delivered to the project site. Following completion of the north approach this summer, the gantry crane used for installing the segments will be dismantled and relocated to the south approach.

Flatiron/Dragados还加强了其健康和安全方案，以保护工人免受Covid-19的侵害，包括PPE齿轮，员工温度监测和强制性面部覆盖物。