CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The pavement construction on street Zarsky Drive from McArdle Road to Gollihar Road is disrupting the residential area. Neighbors say this is a temporary repair to future flooding after the construction is finished.
Resident Zachary Polunsky said as construction began this week, he asked the City of Corpus Christi if the curbs would be repaired to help with drainage issues in the area and they said no.
"We were all under the assumption that we will be getting the curbs fixed as well because without the proper drainage, it’s just going to go back to what it was," Polunsky said.
Residents on Zarsky have dealt with flooding issues due to drainage not working correctly. And now without the curbs, this situation will get worse.
"We just feel like that is going to create more of an issue in the long run," Polunksy said. "We are grateful for the roads, however without proper drainage we are going to be right back to where we are."
Assistant Director of Street Operations Manuel Hernandez said Zarsky Street is part of the Rapid Pavement Program, which focuses on increasing lane mileage and reconstruction of roadways.
"From curb line to curb line we will do all those repairs that we need to make within those limits, nothing beyond the curb limits to the houses will be disrupted," Hernandez said.
Resident Sandra Limon is outraged that the sidewalks and curbs will not be fixed because the initial bond voted for back for 2022 allocated money for those repairs to be included.
"Property taxes are paid for and when the city is not utilizing it properly it’s cause for concern," Limon said.
Repairs for curbs in the city are something Public Works is considering but there are no set plans.
"Right now, as Public Works, we have discussions figuring out plans on curb-only repairs but at this moment we don’t have anything to disclose," Hernandez said.
Hernandez said construction will be finished in six to eight weeks depending on the weather, but for residents like Polunsky, this roadwork is a temporary solution to the flooding problem.
"Which is kind of concerning to us in the long run just cause we are spending money to get these roads down and if they’re just pushing this to the side, it’s not a solution, it’s not a fix," Polunsky said.
Councilmember for District 2, Sylvia Campos, got back to 3News will the following statement:
"CCW completed a water line improvement project last summer along Zarsky, from McArdle to Gollihar. Zarsky was also planned as part of the Rapid Pavement Program for the year 2026. However, due to the impact of the water-line improvement project, road condition required improvement sooner than originally scheduled. Public works sent out notifications to residents of intended work to be performed in early March. Pre-construction activities were conducted as per schedule. Construction was delayed last week due to the inclement weather and have resumed this week. The city expects this project to take six to eight weeks for completion."
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