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The $1.3 billion Harbor Bridge in Corpus Christi, Texas opened in 2025 with 909,000 square feet of structure, six travel lanes and post-Panamax clearance to support long-term freight and shipping growth.
ENR has named the Texas Department of Transportation as the 2026 owner of Texas and Louisiana. This recognition recognizes the agency’s extensive state capital program, which is transforming mobility in Texas’ growing urban centers, regional corridors and rural communities.
TxDOT’s $104.2 billion Unified Transportation Program underscores the state’s long-term commitment to expanding and modernizing infrastructure. Among his signature efforts is the $1.3 billion Harbor Bridge in Corpus Christi, the longest segmented concrete cable-stayed bridge in North America. Opening in 2025, the project offers 909,000 square meters of total structure area, six capacity lanes and post-Panamax vertical clearance that will support decades of maritime and freight growth.
In metropolitan regions, TxDOT is moving forward on a number of large-scale projects aligned with population growth, congestion relief and statewide mobility priorities. These include the $671 million SH 6 Central BCS expansion in Bryan/College Station, the My35 Waco South upgrade, and the Interstate-10 White Oak Bayou Elevation project in Houston, which elevates a historically flood-prone corridor above the 100-year floodplain and adds significant drainage and detention capacity.
A centerpiece of the agency’s urban work is Segment 3 of the North Houston Highway Improvement Project, a multimillion-dollar reconstruction that will realign Interstate 45, add express lanes and create opportunities for the development of rooftop parks on depressed sections of the freeway. With several elements in place, the project will integrate mobility, flood resilience and community-centered design in one of Texas’ busiest regions.
Further demonstrating the breadth of TxDOT’s program, the agency is moving forward with rural safety improvements such as the SH 21/US 190 West widening, converting 20 miles of two-lane highway into a four-lane divided corridor. These improvements support TxDOT’s far-reaching Road to Zero initiative to reduce fatalities across the state while accommodating continued economic and population growth.
You can read more about TxDOT in the April issue of ENR Texas & Southeast.
