CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Editor's note: We have updated the date work is expected to begin after receiving a new schedule from the city.
A plan to remove a barge that got stuck near the Packery Channel is moving forward.
Starting Feb. 19, the salvage company hired, Resolve Marine, will begin to move the barge to the beach for it to be sectioned and the scraps removed. During the process, access to the walkway on the South Packery Channel jetty and nearby beach area will be restricted for about 16 days, officials said.
The work is scheduled to be done by early March, but that date could change.
City officials said high water and strong currents due to Hurricane Ian pushed the barge into the area by weakening the rope attaching the barge to land back in September.
The barge was being used by Callan Marine Ltd. as part of the City of Corpus Christi's Packery Channel Restoration Project.
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