Engineering Services

A small section of Glenoak Drive near Waldron Road will be closed to traffic from Monday, December 29, through Friday, January 2, for utility work. Access to homes will remain available via alternate neighborhood routes.

To facilitate ongoing water line improvements at the intersection of South Padre Island Drive (SPID) and Everhart Road, crews will implement a switch in lane closures on SPID Eastbound Frontage Road. Beginning Monday, December 29, and lasting approximately two weeks, the center lane of the eastbound frontage road will be closed, while the right-hand lane will remain open, allowing eastbound travel and left turns to Everhart Road.

In observance of the holiday season, all City of Corpus Christi non-essential offices will be closed during the week between Christmas and New Year's Day. Most offices will be closed beginning Thursday, December 25, 2025, and reopen on Friday, January 2, 2026.

At today’s regularly scheduled City Council meeting, the Council approved awarding $4.85 million to South Texas Building Partners for the construction of a new detention center.

Utility work on Dasmarinas Drive at Aquarius Street will continue through Wednesday, December 17. 

At today's regularly scheduled City Council meeting, the Council awarded a $2.1 million contract to A. Ortiz Construction & Paving, Inc., for the comprehensive reconstruction of East Surfside Boulevard. This project spans from Breakwater Avenue to Elm Street.

Utility work on Dasmarinas Drive will require a street closure from Wednesday, December 10, through Friday, December 12. Crews will close a section of Dasmarinas Drive between Aquarius Street and Quarterdeck Drive.

Ongoing work on the Lawrence Street T-head piers will require closures of sections of the T-head beginning Monday, December 8. The section near Joe’s Crab Shack is estimated to be closed for about two months. Access to the T-Head remains open. Drivers will be able to turn around in the parking lot near the restaurant to exit the T-Head, as a section of the loop road will be closed. 

Beginning on Monday, December 8, and continuing until January 12, Poth Lane will be closed to all traffic between Up River Road and IH-37. The closure is for the installation of a new 16-inch water line, an essential upgrade that will improve local infrastructure and enhance water service reliability.

Due to forecasted inclement weather, the traffic switch for water line improvements at the intersection of South Padre Island Drive (SPID) and Everhart Road has been rescheduled. It will now begin on December 7 at 7:00 p.m. Please note that this work remains highly dependent on favorable weather conditions.