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New Harbor Bridge Project not likely to be finished by 2020 as planned

Representatives from Flatiron-Dragados reported to the Nueces County Commissioners Court that there have been some delays in the New Harbor Bridge Project.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The New Harbor Bridge Project no longer looks like it will be completed by 2020 as originally projected, according to representatives from Flatiron-Dragados.

The company responsible for the project, Flatiron-Dragados, told Nueces County Judge Barbara Canales Tuesday during a Commissiners Court meeting that the project in moving along but has faced some delays due to weather.

When asked by Canales if the New Harbor Bridge Project is still on schedule for completion by 2020, representatives from Flatiron-Dragados said no, and that a 2021 completion date for the entire New Harbor Bridge Project is more likely.

The project includes the removal of the old Harbor Bridge.

According to a news release from Flatiron-Dragados Thursday, the new bridge construction will be finished in summer of 2020, but the removal of the old Harbor Bridge will not be competed until the fall of 2021.

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