Goodmorning,Chairman,CommissionersandJohnLaRue

MynameisSteveLowry.IamwithHNTB andwillbeassistingTxDOToverseethedesign
andconstructionoftheHarborBridgeReplacementProject

 OnthescreenbeforeyouisasnapshotoftheexistingHarborBridgetakenbackin1959before
oldBasculedrawbridgewasremoved.
Openingofthathighlevelthroughtrussfixedspanbridgewasamajoraccomplishment,ending
thebasculebridgeeraandbringingincreasedtrafficflowsforshipsintheharborand
commutersonUS181.

 Thenewconcretesegmentalcablestaymainspanwitha100(+)yeardesignlifewillcreatea
newskylinealongtheCorpuscoastline

 At1655feet,theNewHarbor Bridgewillbethelongestmainspancablestayedbridge
intheUS(previouswasAudubonbridgeinLouisianaat1581').
Itwillbethe3rdlongestmainspansegmentalconcretecablestayedbridgeintheworld
behindtheSkarnsund BridgeinNorwayandthenew3rdPanamaCanalCrossingwhen
completed...bothat1739.

2015sawsignificantprogressyearafterdecadesofdiscussions,planningandsearchingforfunds
TheEnvironmentalImpactStatementwascompleted,
In2015,ayearlongprocurementprocesscametoclosurewiththeJointVentureofFlatironand
Dragados USAenteringintoadesignbuildcontractwithTxDOTforthenewHarborBridge.
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TheDevelopersbasicScopeincludes:
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FollowingcompletionoftheConstructionPhasetheDeveloperwillprovideoperationand
maintenanceservicesforandadditional25years.

TheContractincorporatesanumberofaestheticamenities
Sharedusepathsalongthecorridorandoverthebridgeforcyclistsand
pedestrians
landscapedgatewayandcommunityplazas
BridgelightingconcepttorivalthebeautyofourexistingHarborBridge

 TxDOT requirestheDevelopertoachieveaPlatinumsustainabilityratinginFHWAs
INVESTprogram thehighestlevelpossible.
Inadditiontodesign&constructionsustainability,TxDOT isalsorequiringtheDeveloper
todemonstratesomeofthesustainabilityfeaturesoftheproject.
Flatiron/Dragados haschosentobringthesefeaturesintoaCommunityPlazafeaturinga
waterfeature,anenergygeneratingwindsculpture,andawindharp.

 Viewofthebelvedere(lookout)onthebridge
Separatesobserversandcyclistsusinganecofriendlycompositebenchandpanelswith
fieldmaptothestars.

 RGBLEDprogrammablelightingcanbeadjustedfordifferentseasonsandevents.

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TheComprehensiveDevelopmentAgreementbetweenTxDOTandtheDeveloper
hasthreemajortimelines
AllThreebeginwiththeDevelopersinitialNoticetoProceed(NTP1)[buildslide
firstclick]

Forconstructionofthemajorworksincludingthecablestayedbridgeand
interchange,theDeveloperhas1,500days(about4.1years)[buildslide second
click]
FordemolitionoftheexistingHarborBridgeanditsapproachspansandhighway
embankment,theDeveloperhas1,760daysincludingremovaloftheexisting
bridgeandapproaches(about5.2years)[buildslide thirdclick]
Allofthecapitalworksisscheduledtobecompletedin1,885days(about5.5
years)

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