Mud Bridge Updates

Daily Updates

 

 

April 21, 2023: Yorktown Mud Bridge is reopened.

News Release: Yorktown Mud Bridge Reopened

News Release: Reabre el Puente “Mud Bridge” sobre Yorktown

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April 20, 2023: The contractor will stripe the roadway and install roadway signs today.

_{Photo Captions: Bridge ready for striping.}

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April 19, 2023: Today, the contractor is completing the install of the guardrails and cleaning the area around the bridge.

    

_{Photo Captions: Grouting joints.}

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April 18, 2023: Today, the contractor will be sealing expansion joints on the bridge.

        

_{Photo Captions: Paved roadway.}

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April 17, 2023: The contractor is paving the roadway today.

_{Photo Captions: Roadway ready for asphalt.}

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April 14, 2023: Today, the contractor will continue milling the roadway. 

_{Photo Captions: Milling underway.}

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April 13, 2023: Today, the contractor will begin milling the roadway and installing the remainder of the guardrails.

_{Photo Captions: Guardrail installed.}

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April 12, 2023: The contractor has completed the removal of the piling formwork and will continue work on the guardrails.

    

_{Photo Captions: Guardrail installation.}

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April 11, 2023: The contractor has started removing the form work from the piles. They have also started demolition of the guard rails and will start preparations for the new guard rail installation.   

_{Photo Captions: Guardrail installation preparation.}

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April 10, 2023: The contractor is prepping the piles to receive the last application of grout. The new guardrails are scheduled for delivery today.

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April 7, 2023: No work will take place today due to the weather.

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April 6, 2023:  No work will take place today due to the weather. 

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April 5, 2023: The contractor has completed the majority of the pile repairs. They will continue working on the remaining piles today, weather permitting.

    

_{Photo Captions: Divers working on the piles.}

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April 4, 2023: Today, the contractor will continue placing grout on the pilings.

_{Photo Captions: Grouting the piles.}

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April 3, 2023: The contractor has started to place grout at the pilings.

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March 31, 2023: Today, the contractor will continue preparing the plies.

_{Photo Captions: Prepped piles.}

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March 30, 2023: Today, the contractor will continue preparing the plies.

    

_{Photo Captions: Prepped piles.}

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March 29, 2023: Today, the subcontractor will be monitoring the choppy waters and winds at the Mud Bridge. Divers are currently working on the shallow piles, but additional work is pending based on the weather.

_{Photo Captions: Divers prepping the piles.}

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March 28, 2023: Today, the contractor will continue preparing the piles.

        

_{Photo Captions: Subcontractor prepping the piles with pile jackets.}

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March 27, 2023: Today, the contractor will continue prepping the piles.

_{Photo Captions: Piles ready for concrete.}

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March 24, 2023: Today, the subcontractor will have divers in the water prepping the piles for jackets.

_{Photo Captions: Prepped pile.}

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March 23, 2023: Today, the dive team will continue to clean and set cages around the piles. Support teams will begin placing pile jackets as well.

    

_{Photo Captions: Rebar installed on pile.}

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March 22, 2023: The subcontractor continues to work on the supports for the pile jackets and has begun installing rebar cages.

^{Video Caption: Yorktown Mud Bridge News Conference on March 22, 2023.}

^{Video Caption: Diver cleaning piles in preparation for supports and cages.}

_{Photo Captions: Rebar installed on pile.}

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March 21, 2023: Today, the subcontractor will continue to work on the supports for the pile jackets.

_{Photo Captions: Chipped piles ready for pile jackets and supports.}

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March 20, 2023: The subcontractor is currently building supports for the pile jacket rebar.

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March 17, 2023: No work will take place today due to high winds and weather.

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March 16, 2023: Today, the contractor continues to prep the piles for pile jackets.

    

_{Photo Captions: (Left) Contractor building support backs for pile jackets. (Right) Piles being prepped for pile jackets.} 

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March 15, 2023: Today, the sub-contractor will continue prepping the piles to receive the steel cages.

    

_{Photo Caption: Piles being prepped for jackets.} 

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March 14, 2023: Today, the contractor is continuing to chip on the piles located below the bent caps.

  

_{Photo Caption: Chipped pile caps.} 

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March 13, 2023: Today, the subcontractor will continue chipping piles under bent caps nine and ten.

    

    

_{Photo Caption: Chipping bent caps nine and ten and grouting bent caps nine and ten.} 

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March 9, 2023: The contractor has completed hydro-mulching the project and will continue to maintain it throughout the duration of the project. The subcontractor has been forming bent caps nine and ten in preparation of grouting. They also continue to work on piling jacket preparations.

    

_{Photo Captions: (Left) Pile cage preparations for pile jacket work that is anticipated to begin next week. (Right) Hydro-mulch ready to be watered.} 

_{Photo Caption: Bent caps 9 and 10 ready to be formed.} 

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March 8, 2023: Today, the contractor is Hydro mulching the area around the bridge. The subcontractor will continue to chip bent caps nine and ten. An additional crew is now onsite working on preparations for the pile jackets.

^{Video Caption: Yorktown Mud Bridge News Conference on March 8, 2023.}

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March 7, 2023: Today, the contractor is preparing the area for hydro-mulch installation, which is scheduled for tomorrow. The subcontractor is continuing to chip bent caps nine and ten.

_{Photo Caption: Bent caps nine and ten.} 

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March 6, 2023: Today, the contractor will finish removing forms from bent caps seven and eight and will begin chipping bent cap nine.

_{Photo Caption: Underside of the bridge.} 

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March 3, 2023: Today, the contractor will begin grouting bent caps six, seven, and eight.

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March 2, 2023: Today, the contractor will continue laying asphalt on the road shoulders. The subcontractor will form bent caps six, seven, and eight in preparation for tomorrow's grouting.

    

_{Photo Caption: Bent caps ready for forming.} 

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March 1, 2023: Today, the contractor will place asphalt on the road shoulders. The subcontractor will finish chipping bent caps seven and eight.

        

_{Photo Caption: Bridge shoulders ready for asphalt.} 

        

_{Photo Caption: Bent cap eight.} 

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February 28, 2023: Today, the contractor is digging out the shoulder and compacting it in preparation for asphalt tomorrow. The subcontractor will continue chipping bent caps seven and eight.

        

_{Photo Caption: Chipping bent caps seven and eight.} 

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February 27, 2023: Today, the contractor will be working on the shoulder of the bridge in preparation for paving. The subcontractor will be chipping on bent cap number seven.

    

_{Photo Caption: Work on bridge shoulder in preparation for paving.} 

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February 24, 2023: Today, the contractor will be working on the shoulders of the bridge in preparation for paving. The subcontractor will be working on chipping bent caps number seven and eight.

_{Photo Caption: Removing forms from bent cap number five.} 

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February 23, 2023: Today, the contractor will place grout on bent cap number four and will also finish chipping bent cap number six.

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February 22, 2023: Today the contractor will be grouting bent caps number four and five.

^{Video Caption: Yorktown Mud Bridge News Conference on February 22, 2023.}

_{Photo Caption: Preparing materials for grouting today.} 

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February 21, 2023: Today, the subcontractor will continue forming bent cap number five in preparation for grout.

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February 20, 2023: Today, the contractor will be forming bent cap number five.

_{Photo Caption: Forming bent cap number five.} 

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February 17, 2023: The subcontractor will not be working today due to high winds and inclement weather.

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February 16, 2023: The subcontractor will not be working today due to high winds and bad weather.

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February 15, 2023:  Today, the subcontractor will continue the chipping of bent cap number five and forming bent cap number four.

^{Video Caption: Yorktown Mud Bridge News Conference on February 15, 2023.}

_{Photo Caption: Working on bent cap five.} 

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February 14, 2023: Today, the contractor will continue embankment work and clean up on the west side of the bridge. The subcontractor will continue chipping bent cap number four and then start on bent cap number five. They will also be removing forms and grouting voids on bent caps two and three.

_{Photo Caption: Chipping bent cap number four.} 

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February 13, 2023: Today, the contractor will continue with embankment work and site cleanup. The subcontractor will begin working on bent caps number four and five.

_{Photo Caption: Subcontractor preparing to grout bent caps number two and three.} 

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February 9, 2023: Today, the contractor will continue forming bent cap number three in preparation for grout.

_{Photo Caption: Embankment work.} 

_{Photo Caption: Forming of bent cap number three.} 

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February 8, 2023: Today, the contractor will continue embankment work and will begin forming bent cap number three.

^{Video Caption: Yorktown Mud Bridge News Conference on February 8, 2023.}

   

_{Photo Caption: Forming of bent caps.} 

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February 7, 2023: Today the subcontractor will continue sandblasting rebar on bent cap 3 and embankment work.

_{Photo Caption: Sandblasting bent cap 3.} 

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February 6, 2023: Today the subcontractor will begin sandblasting rebar on bent caps 2 and 3 and the contractor will continue embankment work.

_{Photo Caption: Bent cap three ready for sandblasting.} 

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February 3, 2023: Today, the contractor will continue embankment work and bent cap number three repairs.

_{Photo Caption: Bent cap number three repairs.} 

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February 2, 2023: Today, the contractor will continue placing bull rock along the east side of the embankment. The subcontractor will continue repairs to bent cap number three.

    

_{Photo Caption: Work continues on bent cap three.} 

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February 1, 2023: Today, the contractor will continue to place bull rock along the east side of the embankment. The subcontractor will continue repairs to bent cap number three.

_{Photo Caption: Bull rock on the east side embankment.} 

_{Photo Caption: Repairs being made to bent cap number three.} 

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January 31, 2023: Today, the contractor will be working on sandblasting the exposed rebar at bent cap two.

_{Photo Caption: Asphalt patch on the bridge.} 

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January 30. 2023: Today, the contractor will be placing the bull rock along the bridge embankment and the subcontractor will continue working on the bent cap repairs.

_{Photo Caption: Bull rock in front of the new concrete embankment.} 

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January 27, 2023: The contractor will continue repairing the bent caps today as well as filling the east side abutment voids that began yesterday.

    

_{Photo Caption: East side abutment concrete void filling.}

_{Photo Caption: Chipping of bent caps.}

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January 26, 2023: The contractor is removing the temporary road repairs previously installed along the east abutment today.  Additionally, the subcontractor will continue to work on the first bent cap.

_{Photo Caption: Bent cap chipping continues.}

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January 25, 2023: Today, the contractor will continue regrading the embankment. The subcontractor will be placing multiple wood barges in the water and will continue repairs to the bridge caps.

^{Video Caption: Yorktown Mud Bridge News Conference on January 25, 2023.}

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January 24, 2023: No work will take place today due to the weather.

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January 23, 2023: Today, the contractor will continue with regrading the embankment. Additionally, the subcontractor will be placing multiple wood barges in the water and is preparing to start repairs to the bridge caps.

   

_{Photo Caption: Wooden barges being installed.}

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January 20, 2023: Today, the contractor will be regrading the embankment on the west side of the bridge.

_{Photo Caption: West side embankment ready for reshaping.}

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January 19, 2023: The contractor will complete the grading of the roadway embankment on the east side of the bridge today and will transition to the west of the bridge tomorrow.  The structural repair sub-contractor will be bringing in additional barges and a sky lift today in preparation for pile repairs.

_{Photo Caption: Reshape embankment.}

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January 18, 2023: The contractor finished the shotcrete on the embankment of the west side of the bridge and is working on grading the areas along the roadway.  

   

_{Photo Caption: Newly poured shotcrete on the westside embankments.}

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January 17, 2023: The contractor will be placing shotcrete on the west side of the bridge embankment today.

^{Video Caption: Shotcrete installation.}

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January 16, 2023: The contractor is finishing preparation for shotcrete tomorrow. 

_{Photo Caption: Embankment ready for shotcrete.}

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January 13, 2023: The contractor is finishing the embankment backfill and rebar placement today.

_{Photo Caption: Embankment backfilled with bullrock and concrete bags.}

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January 12, 2023: The contractor is currently backfilling the west side embankment and forming and placing rebar in preparation for shotcrete next week. They are also cleaning up trash and other debris around the bridge.   

_{Photo Caption: West side embankment ready for shotcrete.}

_{Photo Caption: West side embankment ready for rebar, bullrock, and backfill.}

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January 11, 2023: Today, the contractor is placing the final concrete on the west side footing and prepping the embankment for shotcrete.

_{Photo Caption: Prepping embankment for shotcrete.}

_{Photo Caption: West side footer ready for concrete.}

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January 10, 2023: The contractor will be pouring the last section of concrete footing on the east side of the bridge today. In addition, they’re placing concrete bags and rocks behind the new footing in preparation for the shotcrete.

_{Photo Caption: West side footer complete with concrete.}

_{Photo Caption: Bags and rocks being placed in preparation for shotcrete.}

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January 9, 2023: Today, the contractor will be forming the westside embankment footer and backfilling behind the footing underneath the bridge.

_{Photo Caption: Westside formed footers ready for concrete.}

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January 6, 2023: The contractor will be placing concrete on the west side footer today. Divers will also be onsite, prepping for the underwater piling repairs.

^{Video Caption: West side footer framed out and ready for concrete.}

_{Photo Caption: West side footer framed out.}

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January 5, 2023: Today, the contractor will begin digging the west side footing and embankment.

^{Video Caption: East side revetment wall installation of shotcrete.}

_{Photo Caption: East side revetment wall smoothing out of shotcrete.}

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January 4, 2023: Today, the contractor is installing shotcrete on the east side embankment revetment wall. Once complete, they will begin digging out the west side embankment in preparation for the footers.

^{Video Caption: The City of Corpus Christi hosted a news conference regarding the ongoing repairs to the Yorktown Mud Bridge on January 4 at 10:00 a.m.}

^{Video Caption: Installation of the shotcrete on the east side embankment.}

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January 3, 2023: The contractor has finished the forming and placement of steel for the revetment wall on the east side of the bridge. The contractor plans on placing shotcrete on the revetment wall tomorrow morning.

^{Video Caption: Steal matting ready for shotcrete.}

_{Photo Caption: Cleaned, reshaped, and compacted embankment on Flour Bluff side of the bridge.}

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December 31, 2022 - January 2, 2023: Due to the New Years' holiday, work on the Mud Bridge will commence on Tuesday, January 3, 2023.

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December 30, 2022: The contractor completed the concrete footer on the east side of the bridge. They backfilled the area with bull rock and started placing rebar for concrete retaining wall. 

^{Video Caption: Rebar and rock work under bridge.}

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December 29, 2022: The contractor is placing the last concrete footing section on the southeast side of the bridge today, then they will move to the northwest side of the bridge and start working on the footer for that side of the bridge. 

^{Video Caption: Formed Footer.}

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December 28, 2022: The contractor is working to form the footer on the west side of the bridge. Once complete they will pour concrete either this afternoon or tomorrow morning.

_{Photo Caption: Completed formed footers with newly poured concrete.}

^{Video Caption: The City of Corpus Christi hosted a news conference regarding the ongoing repairs to the Yorktown Mud Bridge on December 28 at 10:00 a.m.}

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December 27, 2022: The contractor continued work on the Mud Bridge today. They are currently working to form and place the embankment footer on the South side of the bridge.

_{Photo Caption: Formed footers ready for concrete.}

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December 23 - December 26, 2022: Work on the Mud Bridge project is halted due to inclement weather and the Christmas holiday. Work will commence on Tuesday, December 27th.

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December 22, 2022: The contractor will continue excavation work and concrete pours of the revetment wall footings on the east side of the bridge today. They are working to build an access road on the west side of the bridge to ensure safe entry and exit for equipment and materials into the work zone. Additionally, work is underway to build a barrier system on the west side to keep the water from flowing into the work zone. Due to inclement weather, work will be halted after today until Tuesday, December 27^th.

^{Video Caption: Water being pumped out from overnight tides.}

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December 21, 2022: The City’s contractor will begin pouring the concrete footings on the east side (Flour Bluff side) of the channel bank.  The structural engineering consultant will begin conducting a comprehensive assessment of the bridge pilings to determine if additional repairs are necessary.

^{Video Caption: The City of Corpus Christi hosted a news conference regarding the ongoing repairs to the Yorktown Mud Bridge on December 21 at 10:00 a.m.}

^{Video Caption: Contractor digging in preparation for the installation of the footers.} 

^{Video Caption: Contractor conducting piling inspection under the bridge.}

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December 20, 2022: Today, the contractor will be pumping water out of the work zone and plans to begin excavation of the revetment wall footers.

_{Photo Caption: Building forms for bridge footer.}

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December 19, 2022: The contractor for the Yorktown Mud Bridge started work on the emergency repairs of the bridge last week. The contractor made limited progress over the weekend due to high tides and increased wave action. Today, the contractor is pumping out water and repairing the areas affected by this weekend’s high tides. 

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December 16, 2022: The City of Corpus Christi hosted a news conference (video below) regarding the ongoing repairs to the Yorktown Mud Bridge.