TxDOT has operated the Port Aransas Ferry facility located in Nueces County since 1968, connecting State Highway 361 from Harbor Island to Mustang Island, across the Corpus Christi Ship Channel (CCSC) and is considered an emergency evacuation route. The CCSC has seen an increase in marine vessel traffic both in size and frequency, posing additional impacts to the aged infrastructure. The facility was expanded and modified a couple of times but was mainly subject to maintenance efforts, leaving the infrastructure out of date, in poor condition, and subject to significant impacts from heavy weather events. This paper discusses the modifications to the facility and the challenges faced to modernize and harden against impacts from severe weather during Phase I. At the time of the conference, roughly 33% of the construction of the first phase will be completed.
Port Aransas Ferry Terminal—Rehabilitation and Upgrade
17th Triennial International Conference ; 2025 ; Providence, Rhode Island
Ports 2025 ; 624-635
2025-05-29
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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