CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Texas State Aquarium plans to reopen Friday and the USS Lexington will remain closed because of flooding on North Beach, which began Wednesday and worsened Thursday as rain continued to fall.
Aquarium officials said they plan to keep a close eye on conditions as the water in that neighborhood begins to recede, and plans could change depending on road conditions.
The Corpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority and American Red Cross helped city of Corpus Christi staff helped North Beach residents flooded out of their homes temporarily seek shelter Thursday in the Corpus Christi Gym, the City stated in a news release.
The streets on North Beach weren't the only Corpus Christi ones Tropical Storm Alberto's outer bands left underwater: the Corpus Christi Marina currently also is closed to all vehicle and pedestrian traffic.
A barge at the Lawrence Street T-Head even took on heavy amounts of water, partially sinking it in the bay.
Callen Marine was renting the structure while working on T-Head improvements.
One of the company’s cranes responded to the damage, hooking it up to keep it in place.
Ongoing city road closures include:
- North Beach Area
- Kleberg Place and Surfside Boulevard
- Paul Place and Surfside Boulevard
- Golf Place and Surfside Boulevard
- S. Hotel Place and Surfside Boulevard
- Breaker Avenue and Surfside Boulevard
- Stewart Place and Surfside Boulevard
- Gulfspray Avenue and Gulfbreeze Boulevard
- Neal Street and Gulfbreeze Boulevard
- Beach Avenue and Gulfbreeze Boulevard
- Reef Avenue and Gulfbreeze Boulevard
- Gulden Street and Gulfbreeze Boulevard
- Sandbar Avenue and Gulfbreeze Boulevard
- Pearl Place from Surfside to N. Shoreline Boulevard
- N. Shoreline Boulevard from Pearl Place to Coastal Avenue
- Coastal Avenue from N. Shoreline Boulevard to Surfside Boulevard
- Other areas
- Beach access Road 3 A – closed to vehicular traffic
- Access Road 2 - closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic
- Whitecap & Zahn Road are impassable due to coastal flooding and debris.
- Laguna Shores Road from Caribbean Drive to SPID (northbound lanes only)
- Ocean Drive from just south of Sand Dollar Drive to NASCC’s North Gate
- Oso Turnaround (SPID at Flour Bluff)
Utility Work Road Closures include:
- Southbound Staples Street from Naples Street to Baldwin Boulevard: Left turn lane and thru lane closed.
- Northbound Staples Street from Louisiana Avenue to Naples Street: Left thru lane closed.
- Baldwin Boulevard from Naples Street to Staples Street: Left turn lane closed.
- Swantner Street from Louisiana Avenue to Staples Street: Right lane closed.
TXDOT closures include:
- SH 286 (Chapman Ranch) NB/SB lanes closed expected to be clear 6.21.24 at 6 p.m.
- Oso turnaround NB/SB lanes closed expected to be clear 6.21.24 at 5 p.m.
- JFK Causeway (PR 22) turnarounds NB/SB lanes closed expected to be clear 6.21.24 at 5 p.m.
- US 181 (North Beach turnaround) NB/SB lanes closed expected to be clear 6.21.24 at 5 p.m.
- SH 358(Frontage Road) SB lanes closed expected to be clear 6.21.24 at 5 p.m.
Garbage pick-up customers whose trash is usually collected on Wednesdays will have their trash picked up Saturday; this was pre-planned in observance of the Juneteenth holiday.