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  • Toll road authority explains $300 million 'fix' for Ship Channel Bridge project

    03/25/2022 11:53:17 AM PDT · by Tolerance Sucks Rocks · 18 replies
    FOX 26 News ^ | December 7, 2021 | Tom Zizka
    HOUSTON - The Harris County Toll Road Authority now has an expensive plan to fix design flaws in its billion-dollar replacement of the Ship Channel Bridge. The original structure was finished in 1982. But, with just two lanes in each direction and no shoulder for emergencies, construction on a replacement was started in 2018. HCTRA’s Executive Director Roberto Trevino was hired after flaws were discovered in the design, and he says the danger could have been catastrophic. "It could have collapsed," he says. Trevino says the county wanted the new bridge to be sleek and iconic, resembling the Fred Hartman...