What Really Happened at the New Harbor Bridge Project?

-An overview of the drama unfolding over the ship channel in Corpus Christi, Texas. Errata: At 3:08, the old Harbor Bridge actually does have narrow pedestrian walkways, but they lack connectivity with pedestrian infrastructure on either side of the bridge. At 3:21, a clarification: The ships can't...

22 min - Engineering & Megastructures - Practical Engineering

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