1. Texas Department of Transportation Corpus Christi District U.S. 181 (Harbor Bridge) Environmental Documentation and Schematic Development Citizens’ Advisory Committee March 7-8, 2006

2. Welcome

3. Tonight’s Agenda Introductions Project status and schedule New approaches to transportation project funding Public input process for design guidelines for new bridge Alternative alignments for new bridge Preparation for public meeting

4. Project Status Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Schematic Development Public Involvement

5. EIS Conducted field survey of historic resources in January 2006 Began draft park land impact evaluation (T.C. Ayers Park) The red and orange corridor will be studied in detail Ready to begin impact evaluation of proposed alignments

6. Schematic Development Continued to develop alternative alignments TxDOT prepared review comments on four alternatives. Met Jan 23 with the City of Corpus Christi, MPO, and the Port of Corpus Christi

7. Public Involvement Developed project website: www.harborbridgereplacement.com Planned CAC meetings Held stakeholder meetings

8. Need for New Approach to Transportation Project Funding

9. Transportation Funding Issues Who pays? How much do we pay? Why do we have a problem with transportation funding? What does the future hold?

10. Who Pays? Federal government TxDOT Both None of the above

11. Who Pays? You pay

12. How Much Do We Pay?  State gas tax - $0.20/gal of gas consumed  Federal gas tax - $0.184/gal of gas consumed

13. Is the State Gas Tax Spent Just on Highway Construction?  Federal gas tax – 90% returned to Texas  State gas tax – 60% spent on highways

14. Public Schools 24¢ ($695.1 million) TxDOT 59¢ ($1.702 billion) Other 4¢ ($120.9 million) DPS 13¢ ($376 million) How the state fuel tax is spent?

15. Why Do We Have a Problem with Transportation Funding? Recent studies indicate that: Passenger cars used 209 gallons less in 2002 than 1970. Trucks used 220 gallons less in 2002 than 1970. However, we drive twice as many miles today than 25 years ago.

16. Why Do We Have a Problem with Transportation Funding? 19802003% Increase Population14 million22 million57% Vehicles11.7 million18.9 million61% Lanes – miles175,000189,000 8%

17. State Gas Tax Trends $0.30 $0.25 $0.216 $0.20 $0.15 $0.10 $0.075 $0.05 $0.024 $0.00 19632003 Purchasing Power in 2003 Source: Edward J. Regan, Moving Off the Gas Tax: Implications for the Toll Industry, August 2004, Tollways.

18. What Does the Future Hold? More fuel efficient vehicles By 2010, fuel consumption reduced another 30 to 40%

19. What Does the Future Hold? (cont.) Great for the environment Great for conservation Great for reducing our reliance on foreign oil

20. What Does the Future Hold? (cont.) But not so great for transportation funding…. particularly if we continue to rely on the gas tax

21. What Does the Future Hold? (cont.) Texas’ population is projected to be 36 million in 2025…an increase of 64%

22. What Does the Future Hold? (cont.) SO WHAT IS THE ANSWER?

23. What Does the Future Hold? (cont.) Short term – now until about 2020 Long term – After 2020

24. Long Term Direct User Fees: Pilot Program currently underway by Oregon DOT Participants do not pay a gas tax Instead, participants pay a user fee based on distance traveled Vehicles and pumps equipped with GPS technology

25. Short Term Expansion of toll roads Tax on highly fuel efficient vehicles Increased investment from the private sector in the funding of highways Indexing the gas tax to inflation

26. Bridge Design Alternatives

27. Two Corridors for Further Study

28. Main Span and Navigation Clearance 1642’ 800’ Channel 200’ Proposed Red Corridor Alignment

29. Main Span and Navigation Clearance 860’ 300’ Channel 200’ Proposed Orange Corridor Alignment

30. Potential Span Lengths Red Alignment = 1642 ft. Orange Alignment = 860 ft.

31. Bridge Type vs. Span Length Segmental Truss Arch Cable Stayed 0 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 Steel Box Suspension 200 600 200 600 500 1,200 500 1,200 600 1,600 1,500 Span in Feet Source: FHWA

32. Truss Bridges

33. Harbor Bridge, Corpus Christi

34. Trois River Bridge, Quebec

35. Taylor-Southgate, Cincinnati, OH

36. Arch Bridges

37. Hoan Bridge, Milwaukee, WI

38. Freemont Bridge, Portland, OR

39. Roosevelt Lake Bridge, NV

40. Suspension Bridges

41. William Preston Lane Bridge over Chesapeake Bay

42. Carquinez Bridge, CA

43. New Tacoma Narrows Bridge

44. Suspension Bridge Construction

46. Cable Stayed Bridges

47. Fred Hartman Bridge, Baytown, Texas

48. Kap Shui Mun Bridge, Hong Kong

49. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge, Boston, Mass.

50. Pomeroy-Mason Bridge, Ohio

51. Cable Stayed Bridge Construction

53. Comparative Tower Heights 404’ One Shoreline Plaza South Tower

54. Aesthetic Design Parameters

55. Bridge Location

56. Regional Context

57. Historic and Local Context

58. What structures and buildings do you consider emblematic of the Corpus Christi Harbor Bridge Region? What features of the existing Corpus Christi Harbor Bridge do you think are valuable/attractive? Should the new Corpus Christi Harbor Bridge stand out or blend in with the surroundings? Which views of the new bridge are important: Driver’s view from bridge when crossing The view from the shoreline Other views What visual elements of the new bridge would be important to you? Bridge Design Guidelines

59. What structures and buildings do you consider emblematic of the Corpus Christi Harbor Bridge Region?

60. What features of the existing Harbor Bridge do you think are valuable/attractive or could be improved?

62. Should the new bridge stand out or blend in with the surroundings?

63. Which views of the new bridge are important: Driver’s view from new bridge when crossing? The view from the shoreline? Other views?

64. Harbor Bridge Replacement A beautiful, cost-effective, community landmark

65. Alternative Alignments

66. Study Limits for Harbor Bridge Replacement Beach St. Morgan Ave. Broadway St. Nueces Bay Blvd. IH 37 SH 286 US 181

67. Existing Interchanges and Alignments SH 286 (Crosstown Expy.) @ Morgan St./19 th St. Morgan St. 19th St.

68. Existing Interchanges and Alignments SH 286 (Crosstown Expy.) @ Agnes St. & Laredo St. Agnes St. Laredo St.

69. Existing Interchanges and Alignments SH 286 (Crosstown Expy.) @ Comanche St. & Lipan St. @ Leopard St. @ IH 37 Leopard St. Lipan St. Comanche St.

70. Existing Interchanges and Alignments IH 37 @ Nueces Bay Blvd./ Buddy Lawrence Dr. Nueces Bay Blvd. Buddy Lawrence Dr.

71. Existing Interchanges and Alignments IH 37 @ Port Ave. & Brownlee Blvd. Port Ave. Brownlee Blvd.

72. Existing Interchanges and Alignments IH 37 @ US 181 Staples St. US 181 Buffalo St.

73. Existing Interchanges and Alignments US 181 @ Burleson St./Breakers Ave. @ Beach Ave. Beach Ave. Burleson St./Breakers Ave.

74. Feasibility Study Results Establish need and purpose for the project Identify environmental constraints Identify corridors for further study

75. Two Corridors for Further Study

76. Factors to be Considered Current access Design criteria Environmental constraints Projected traffic

77. Proposed Red Corridor Alignment

78. Proposed Orange Corridor Alignment

79. Existing Access

80. Proposed Access

81. Existing SH 286 Access Morgan Ave. Agnes St. Laredo St. Comanche St. Lipan St. Leopard St. IH 37 SH 286

82. Proposed SH 286 Access Morgan Ave. Agnes St. Laredo St. Comanche St. Lipan St. Leopard St. IH 37 SH 286 Legend To be removed New to be added Existing to remain

83. Proposed SH 286 Access Morgan Ave. Agnes St. Laredo St. Comanche St. Lipan St. Leopard St. IH 37 Ramps North of Morgan are removed SH 286

84. Proposed SH 286 Access Morgan Ave. Agnes St. Laredo St. Comanche St. Lipan St. Leopard St. IH 37 Ramps South of Leopard are removed SH 286

85. Proposed SH 286 Access Morgan Ave. Agnes St. Laredo St. Comanche St. Lipan St. Leopard St. IH 37 Southbound Brownlee shifted to new frontage road SH 286

86. Proposed SH 286 Access Morgan Ave. Agnes St. Laredo St. Comanche St. Lipan St. Leopard St. IH 37 New eastbound frontage road on IH 37 SH 286

87. SH 286 Access Morgan Ave. Agnes St. Laredo St. Comanche St. Lipan St. Leopard St. IH 37 SH 286 Morgan Ave. Agnes St. Laredo St. Comanc he St. Lipan St. Leopard St. IH 37 SH 286 Existing Proposed

88. Existing IH 37 Access Nueces Bay Blvd. Port Ave. Staples St. US 181 Brownlee Blvd. IH 37

89. Proposed IH 37 Access IH 37 Nueces Bay Blvd. Port Ave. Staples St. US 181 Brownlee Blvd. Legend To be removed New to be added Existing to remain

90. Proposed IH 37 Access Ramps between Nueces Bay and Port are braided IH 37 Nueces Bay Blvd. Port Ave. Staples St. US 181 Brownlee Blvd.

91. Proposed IH 37 Access Southbound Brownlee shifted to new frontage road IH 37 Nueces Bay Blvd. Port Ave. Staples St. US 181 Brownlee Blvd.

92. Proposed IH 37 Access New eastbound frontage road provided on IH 37 IH 37 Nueces Bay Blvd. Port Ave. Staples St. US 181 Brownlee Blvd.

93. Proposed IH 37 Access Westbound entrance from Brownlee removed IH 37 Nueces Bay Blvd. Port Ave. Staples St. US 181 Brownlee Blvd.

94. Proposed IH 37 Access Ramps east of Brownlee removed IH 37 Nueces Bay Blvd. Port Ave. Staples St. US 181 Brownlee Blvd.

95. Proposed IH 37 Access Ramps east of Staples removed IH 37 Nueces Bay Blvd. Port Ave. Staples St. US 181 Brownlee Blvd.

96. Proposed IH 37 Access New interchange with Broadway to be determined IH 37 Nueces Bay Blvd. Port Ave. Staples St. US 181 Brownlee Blvd.

97. Proposed IH 37 Access Nueces Bay Port Staples US 181 IH 37 Nueces Bay Port Staples US 181 Brownlee IH 37 Existing Proposed

98. Existing US 181 Access Causeway Blvd. Burleson St. Beach Ave. Breakers Ave. US 181 To Portland

99. Proposed US 181 Access US 181 Causeway Blvd. Burleson St. Beach Ave. Breakers Ave. Legend To be removed New to be added Existing to remain

100. Proposed US 181 Access Ramps south of Burleson are removed US 181 Causeway Blvd. Burleson St. Beach Ave. Breakers Ave.

101. Proposed US 181 Access Ramp west of Burleson changed to on ramp US 181 Causeway Blvd. Burleson St. Beach Ave. Breakers Ave.

102. Proposed US 181 Access Ramps to Joe Fulton trade corridor to be determined Joe Fulton US 181 Causeway Blvd. Burleson St. Beach Ave. Breakers Ave.

103. Proposed US 181 Access Joe Fulton US 181 Causeway Blvd. Burleson St. Beach Ave. Breakers Ave. Causeway Blvd. Burleson St. Beach Ave. Breakers Ave. US 181 Existing Proposed

104. Your Ideas for Harbor Bridge Replacement Your feedback Your input