Texas Department of

Transportation

Corpus Christi District

U.S. 181 Harbor Bridge Project

Environmental Documentation and Schematic

Development

Public Meeting

December 4, 2012

Today’s Agenda

• Welcome and introductions

• What’s new with the Harbor Bridge Project?

• Public Involvement – How you can participate

• What’s next?

• Your comments

Why do we need to replace Harbor

Bridge?

Need for Harbor Bridge Project

• Safety

• Long-term bridge operation

Other Project Objectives

• Economic opportunities

• Connections with local roads

What’s New?

Four Reasonable Alternatives

What’s New?

Draft Environmental Impact Statement

• Information gathered in Corpus Christi

• Document now being written

• On-going coordination with:

- The public

- Local, State and Federal Agencies

(including EPA, HUD, Coast Guard)

• To be completed in 2013

Historic Resources

• Historic Resources Survey now

underway

• Assess buildings, structures, districts

at least 50 yrs old and historically

important. – Would proposed project

affect them?

– If so, could this be avoided

or made better?

– Looking for people to be

“consulting parties”

Community Impact Assessment:

Neighborhood Meetings

• Listen to community members, show design

drawings and latest project information

• Eight so far:

– CC Beach Assn: 9/20

– St Paul’s: 10/15

– Kelsey Memorial: 10/23

– Garcia Arts Center: 11/5

– Oak Park Elementary: 11/8

– Oveal Williams Ctr: 11/8

– Portland Community Ctr: 11/12

– Dona Park/Academy Heights: 11/13

Community Survey

• Gather information on communities

potentially affected by proposed

replacement of Harbor Bridge

• Complete on paper or online at:

www.ccharborbridgeproject.com

• Information used in draft environmental impact statement

Public Involvement: Citizens’ Advisory

Committee

• Three meetings in 2012

• 25 + members – neighborhood based

• Identified community concerns and ideas

• Suggested public outreach techniques

• Reviewed preliminary design drawings of

alternatives

Public Involvement: Technical Advisory

Committee

• Three meetings in 2012 change photo

• 25 + members

• Reviewed project information including preliminary design drawings

• Provided “big picture” opinions about impacts of proposed projects on

community

Public Involvement: Website

www.ccharborbridgeproject.com

• Updated regularly

• Can leave comments

Visualizations

• Showing four alternatives

• In the room tonight

Example Cable Stayed Bridge

Fred Hartman Bridge

Example Cable Stayed Bridge

Visualization (at night)

What’s Coming up Next?

– Draft Environmental Impact Statement: late 2013

– More meetings with local individuals and groups: any

time by request

– CAC and TAC meetings in 2013

– Public Design Guideline Workshop in 2013

– Public Hearing – 2014

– Final EIS submitted to TxDOT– 2015

– Record of Decision Anticipated – 2015

– Purchase of ROW – 2015-2016

– Design and construction 2016 – 2021

Public Comment Session

• Sign up to speak

• Five minutes per speaker, please

• Additional opportunities to speak, time permitting

• Government officials & pre-registered speakers

will go first

• Speakers – state name/affiliation and speak

clearly

We want to hear from you

• Record your verbal comment with court reporter

• Fill out a comment card tonight or mail one to us

later.

• Make a comment on our website:

ccharborbridgeproject.com

• Contact Victor Vourcos of TxDOT (contact

information on comment card).

• Thank you for coming tonight.