Engineering Services News

Beginning Wednesday, August 26, Fred’s Folly Drive will be closed at the Yorktown Boulevard intersection as construction continues on the Yorktown Boulevard Road Reconstruction Project. The voter-approved Bond 2020 project includes roadway and infrastructure improvements along Yorktown Boulevard and is expected to be completed in 2027.

At Tuesday’s regularly scheduled meeting, the Corpus Christi City Council approved the purchase of two emergency backup generators and major flood mitigation improvements for the City’s Oso and Greenwood Wastewater Treatment facilities. The upgrades will ensure both treatment plants remain fully operational during extreme weather events, such as hurricanes, tropical storms, and severe freezes.

Beginning Wednesday, August 12, crews will implement temporary traffic restrictions on a section of Rushing Boulevard near the O.N. Stevens Water Treatment Plant to accommodate pipeline installation.

Beginning Monday, August 10, the intersection of Timon Boulevard at Gulfspray Avenue will be fully closed to traffic. The closure is expected to last approximately two weeks, weather permitting.

Beginning Friday, July 31, Starlite Lane will be closed from Sunny Drive through Kingwood Drive. Neighborhoods and businesses will remain accessible during construction. This section will remain closed through January.

Beginning Wednesday, July 29, ongoing work will require an additional closure of Rancho Vista Boulevard at the Yorktown Boulevard intersection. This is in addition to ongoing construction that has closed the eastbound lanes from Rodd Field Road to Oso Creek Mud Bridge. Two-way travel is allowed on the remaining westbound lanes. 

Construction crews will start work on the full reconstruction of Carroll Lane from South Padre Island Drive to Holly Road. This will require closure of the southbound section of the roadway. Traffic will be one-way northbound. Neighborhoods and businesses will remain accessible during construction.

Crews will close a section of Hearn Road near O.N. Stevens Water Treatment Plant for roadwork beginning Monday, July 20.

The City of Corpus Christi  will perform street maintenance on Lipan Street near City Hall between Sam Rankin Street and North Staples Street on Monday, July 6.

All lanes on Timbergate Drive between South Staples Street and Snowgoose Road are now officially open to traffic following the completion of a comprehensive road reconstruction project.