b'C o m m u n i t ySwift Progress on New Harbor Bridge Left: The north pylon tower teeming with construc-tion activity, seen even at night on both sides. Right: The new connection of Hwy. 181, Crosstown & I-37.Nothing worthwhile is easy in this world. The news in 2016 that a new Harbor BridgeThe first planned completion date, 2020, came and went, and then news struck was approved for Corpus Christi was met with exuberance by those in the commu- that one of the builders contractors designed a pedestrian bridge in Florida that nity eager to see the region continue to grow, quite literallyfueledby the energycollapsed, killing six, and thus had to be replaced. That episode was followed by a industry that is the backbone of the Coastal Bend economy. The current, notoriouslygeneral shutdown of construction by TXDoT due to safety concerns, and following hazardous, 1959 Harbor Bridge has stood as the icon of the city for as long as anymonths of delays, work resumed that was celebrated with a party held by the builder, of us can remember, but transportation needs and the port industry opportunitiesfrom which a drunk-driving employee got into a wrong-way collisionon the Harbor that were coming with the expansion of the Panama Canal, together, called for aBridgetragically killing two innocent people. Buthere is the good news: Work has new bridge. Over $900 million was approved to build the largest cable-stay bridgeresumed on the new bridge in the year since, with progress moving faster than ever! in North America, and second-largest outside of Chinaright here in Corpus Christi! All the delays and drama will be forgiven once we get our new Harbor Bridge.52THE COASTAL BEND GUIDE TheCoastalBend.com'