CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A waterline break on S. Padre Island Drive will cause some traffic impacts while it is getting fixed.
Portions of SPID and the eastbound feeder road between Staples Street and Nile Drive will be partially restricted due to ongoing waterline repairs.
Emergency repairs started on the line on Wednesday along the north side of SPID between Clare Drive and Prince Drive.
"Since the waterline crosses SPID, repairs must be made along the south side of the highway," city officials said in a press release. "Those repairs began on Thursday afternoon. This stage of repairs requires work within the eastbound on-ramp between Airline Road and Nile Drive."
Traffic impacted by the repairs is as follows:
- The eastbound on-ramp between Staples Street and Airline Road is closed
- Eastbound through traffic along the feeder road will be reduced to one lane at the signalized intersection of Airline Road and SPID
- The eastbound on-ramp between Airline Road and Nile Drive is closed
- Traffic is reduced to a single lane from Airline Road to Hanley Drive along the eastbound feeder road
- The right-hand lane of SPID between Staples Street and Nile Drive is closed
Access to businesses in the are should not be affected, the release said.
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