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Goodmorning,Chairman,CommissionersandJohnLaRue

MynameisSteveLowry. IamwithHNTB andwillbeassistingTxDOToverseethedesign

andconstructionoftheHarborBridgeReplacementProject

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OnthescreenbeforeyouisasnapshotoftheexistingHarborBridgetakenbackin1959before

oldBasculedrawbridgewasremoved.

Openingofthathighlevelthroughtrussfixedspanbridgewasamajoraccomplishment,ending

thebasculebridgeeraandbringingincreasedtrafficflowsforshipsintheharborand

commutersonUS181.

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Thenewconcretesegmentalcablestaymainspanwitha100(+)yeardesignlifewillcreatea

newskylinealongtheCorpuscoastline

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At1655feet,theNewHarbor Bridgewillbethelongestmainspancablestayedbridge

intheUS(previouswasAudubonbridgeinLouisianaat1581').

Itwillbethe3rdlongestmainspansegmentalconcretecablestayedbridgeintheworld

behindthe

Skarnsund Bridge

in

Norway

and

the

new

3rd

Panama

Canal

Crossing

when

completed...both at1739.

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2015sawsignificantprogressyearafterdecadesofdiscussions,planningandsearchingforfunds

TheEnvironmentalImpactStatementwascompleted,

In2015,ayearlongprocurementprocesscametoclosurewiththeJointVentureofFlatironand

Dragados USAenteringintoadesignbuildcontractwithTxDOTforthenewHarborBridge.

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TheDevelopersbasicScopeincludes:

[bulletpoints]

Followingcompletion

of

the

Construction

Phase

the

Developer

will

provide

operation

and

maintenanceservicesforandadditional25years.

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TheContractincorporatesanumberofaestheticamenities

Sharedusepathsalongthecorridorandoverthebridgeforcyclistsand

pedestrians

landscapedgatewayandcommunityplazas

Bridgelighting

concept

to

rival

the

beauty

of

our

existing

Harbor

Bridge

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TxDOT requirestheDevelopertoachieveaPlatinumsustainabilityratinginFHWAs

INVESTprogram thehighestlevelpossible.

Inadditiontodesign&constructionsustainability,TxDOT isalsorequiringtheDeveloper

todemonstratesomeofthesustainabilityfeaturesoftheproject.

Flatiron/Dragados haschosen

to

bring

these

features

into

aCommunity

Plaza

featuring

awaterfeature,anenergygeneratingwindsculpture,andawindharp.

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Viewofthebelvedere(lookout)onthebridge

Separatesobserversandcyclistsusinganecofriendlycompositebenchandpanelswith

fieldmaptothestars.

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RGBLEDprogrammablelightingcanbeadjustedfordifferentseasonsandevents.

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TheComprehensiveDevelopmentAgreementbetweenTxDOTandtheDeveloper

hasthreemajortimelines

AllThreebeginwiththeDevelopersinitialNoticetoProceed(NTP1)[buildslidefirstclick]

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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Questions / Discussion

(10minutetimeallocation)