Dr. Richard A. Tapia Bridge Opens Over the Houston Ship Channel

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• Transport09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  New Harbor Bridge Opens in Corpus Christi

  New Harbor Bridge, Corpus Christi, Texas, United States

  

  Starts 06/28/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.3 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "The long-awaited, $1.3 billion Harbor Bridge opened Saturday in Corpus Christi, Texas".

  After years of safety-related construction halts and cost overruns, the new cable-stayed Harbor Bridge across Corpus Christi's ship channel finally opened to traffic in 2025.

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• Marine09/20/2026@BuildDesk

  The Houston Ship Channel's Project 11 Widening Finishes

  Houston Ship Channel, Galveston Bay reach near Morgans Point, TexasPort Houston

  

  Starts 12/31/2029ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins63% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 63%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 3.3 yearsPort Houston's project page describes "expediting the process to complete the work in 2029", a year rather than a day, so it sits at the end of that year.^[1]

  Project 11 widens the channel by 170 feet along its Galveston Bay reach, from 530 to 700 feet, and deepens upstream segments to 46.5 feet so the largest container ships can pass one another. Dredging began in 2022; Port Houston finished its own segments in October 2025 and the US Army Corps of Engineers is completing the rest, with the spoil building bird islands, marsh and oyster reef.

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• Transport09/14/2026@BuildDesk

  TxDOT Breaks Ground on $13BN I-45 Houston Overhaul

  East Downtown, Houston, TX, USATexas Department of Transportation

  

  10/28/2024 - 12/31/2037ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins66% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 66%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidence1.9 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "the groundbreaking event was held at Pitch 25 in East Downtown Houston near the start of the project's first phase." Completion: TxDOT's NHHIP 'Construction timeline & phasing' chart (txdot.gov^[2][4] project-timelines page, Sep 2026; "All estimated dates shown are preliminary and subject to change") runs the last independent projects - 2B (I-45 managed lanes to I-10) and 1A (Segment 1 managed lanes) - to the 2038 gridline, i.e. through the end of 2037 (a reading of the chart; TxDOT's 2023 estimate was 2042).

  Texas kicked off construction on its $13 billion North Houston Highway Improvement Project, a decades-long rebuild of one of America's deadliest interstates.

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• Transport09/11/2026@ThePinGang

  Chacao Channel Bridge Opens

  Chacao Channel, ChileHyundai Engineering & Construction

  

  Starts 06/01/2029ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins63% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 63%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 2.7 yearsGiven as a target, not a fixed date, per the pin description: "…ecting Chiloé Island to mainland Chile. Estimated date.…"

  South America's longest suspension bridge, finally connecting Chiloé Island to mainland Chile. Estimated date.

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• Transport09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  The Brooklyn Bridge Opens

  Brooklyn Bridge, New York, NY, USA

  

  Starts 05/24/1883CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins82% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 82%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better143.3 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "Brooklyn Bridge opens | May 24, 1883".

  New York's Brooklyn Bridge opened to the public, completing a 13-year construction effort that Emily Warren Roebling steered to completion after her husband was incapacitated by decompression sickness.

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• Transport09/14/2026@BuildDesk

  Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion

  Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, Norfolk, Virginia, USAVirginia Department of Transportation

  

  Starts 08/27/2027SCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins83% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 83%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterin 331 daysGiven as scheduled, per VDOT and the source^[1]: "the revised project schedule sets... a final completion date for August 27, 2027."

  Virginia is expanding the world's first bridge-tunnel, adding new tubes and widened approaches at Naval Station Norfolk, the largest naval base on Earth, more than 50 years after it first opened.

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• Transport09/20/2026@BuildDesk

  Mumbai's Sewri-Worli Elevated Connector Opens to Traffic

  Sewri, Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaMumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority

  

  Starts 02/28/2027DELAYEDDate confidence: DELAYEDThe date has movedHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all DELAYED pins5 months late40% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 40%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 1 reference, the source included, supports the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 49% confidence or belowin 151 daysThe report says "The project is now expected to be completed in January or February 2027", a span recorded here at its last day.^[1]

  The 4.5 km four-lane elevated road ties the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link at Sewri to the Bandra-Worli Sea Link and the Coastal Road at Worli, crossing the Central and Western Railway lines near Prabhadevi on a double-decker structure whose lower deck replaces the 112-year-old Elphinstone road over bridge, closed to traffic in September 2025.

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• Transport09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge Opens as the World's Longest Sea Crossing

  港珠澳大橋香港口岸 Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Port, 離島區 Islands District, 新界 New Territories, 香港, 中国

  

  Starts 10/24/2018CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins85% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 85%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better7.9 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "On 24 October 2018 the HZMB was opened to the public after its inauguration a day earlier."

  The 55km Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge opened to traffic on 24 October 2018, linking the three Pearl River Delta cities with cable-stayed bridges, artificial islands and an undersea tunnel.

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• Transport09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  1915 Çanakkale Bridge Opens as World's Longest Suspension Bridge

  1915 Çanakkale Köprüsü, Lapseki, Çanakkale, Turkey

  

  Starts 03/18/2022CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better4.5 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "opened for traffic Friday in a ceremony attended by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan."

  Turkey opened the 1915 Çanakkale Bridge across the Dardanelles, taking the title of the longest suspension bridge span on Earth.

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• Transport09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Vistula Spit Canal Opens, Bypassing Russian Waters

  Elbląg, Poland

  

  Starts 09/17/2022CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins85% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 85%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better4.0 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "the canal was officially inaugurated on 17 September 2022."

  Poland opened the Vistula Spit Canal, a new $450M channel letting ships reach the port of Elbląg without passing through Russian-controlled waters near Kaliningrad.

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• Architecture09/20/2026@BuildDesk

  GRB Houston South Opens as the Convention District's First Phase

  GRB Houston South, Avenida de las Americas at Polk Street, Houston, TexasHouston First Corporation

  

  Starts 05/01/2028ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins50% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 50%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 1 reference, the source included, supports the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 1.6 yearsHouston First^[1] says the fully financed first phase is "on schedule to open in May 2028", a month rather than a day.

  A 700,000-square-foot building joined to the George R. Brown Convention Center, holding two exhibition halls, an atrium hall and the largest ballroom in Texas, plus a 100,000-square-foot pedestrian plaza linking it to the Toyota Center. Houston First financed this first phase of its $2 billion convention district transformation with about $1.38 billion of hotel occupancy tax and special revenue bonds.

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• Transport09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  New Wharf Completed at Rothera Research Station, Antarctica

  Rothera Research Station, Adelaide Island, AntarcticaRoyal BAM Group

  

  Starts 04/16/2020CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better6.5 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "For the first time, polar ships have moored at a new £40 million wharf".

  BAM completed a new £40 million, 74-metre steel wharf at the British Antarctic Survey's Rothera Research Station so the new polar vessel RRS Sir David Attenborough could dock and resupply the base.

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