The objectives of the public involvement program for the Harbor Bridge
project are as follows:
To gather information from affected stakeholders regarding
their ideas about possible alternatives for Harbor Bridge;
To provide stakeholders with clear, concise information
about the progress of the environmental documentation/schematic development
process;
To obtain documented input from stakeholders with an
interest in alternatives for Harbor Bridge;
To enable TxDOT to be responsive to comments and concerns
raised by stakeholders;
To develop strong communication channels between TxDOT
and its stakeholders that will serve as a method of building support
for this and future phases of the Harbor Bridge project;
To inform the public about the use of tolling to generate
the revenue needed to speed up the construction schedule for Harbor
Bridge; and
To engage the community in the process of gathering
input about the look of a new bridge structure.