City News

The City of Corpus Christi is proud to announce its official designation as a Coast Guard City, a distinguished honor recognizing the community's exceptional dedication and support for the men and women of the U.S. Coast Guard and their families.

Roadwork in the area of Horne Road at Port Avenue continues with planned nighttime closures of the intersection. Beginning Wednesday, April 23, the southbound lanes of Horne Road and a section of Port Avenue will close between 8:00 p.m. and 5:30 a.m.

Vector Control is actively working to manage mosquito populations across the city.

Crews will soon begin repaving work on Everhart Road between Saratoga Boulevard and Holly Road as part of the Street Preventative Maintenance Program. Beginning Monday, April 28, varying lanes will be closed. The first phase will be between Saratoga Boulevard and Wooldridge Road. Next, the section between Wooldridge Road and Holly Road will be done.

The Corpus Christi Parks & Recreation Department would like visitors to be aware of recent park entrance changes due to construction at West Guth Park, located at 9700 Up River Road, and Labonte Park, located at 14,333 IH 37 Access Road. Both are very popular recreational and holiday destinations.

El Departamento de Parques y Recreación de Corpus Christi informa a los visitantes sobre los cambios recientes en la entrada a los parques debido a las obras de construcción en el Parque West Guth.

Roadwork on McArdle Road between Kostoryz Road and Carroll Lane will begin Thursday, April 17, with a one-day closure of the intersection at McArdle Road and Carroll Lane. Following that work, the eastbound lanes will be closed to traffic on McArdle Road between Kostoryz Road and Hakel Drive.

During today’s regularly scheduled City Council meeting, Mayor Paulette Guajardo and the City Council approved funding agreements with the Texas Department of Transportation for the Holly Road Train Trestle to Tourism Trail Project.

The project will build a shared-use path along Flour Bluff Drive and a pedestrian bridge across Oso Bay using existing pilings from an abandoned train trestle bridge.

This event has been postponed and will be rescheduled for a later date.

The City of Corpus Christi has started street reconstruction work on Timbergate Drive between South Staples Street and Snowgoose Drive, as part of a voter-approved project from Bond 2022. Beginning Monday, April 14, Timbergate Drive between South Staples Street to Snowgoose Drive will be one-way westbound. Roadway closures are in effect for the eastbound lanes.