Weekly Road Closures
Dec. 5 to Dec. 11
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 4, 2015
Raymond Chong, P.E., PTOE, PTP
City Traffic Engineer
(361) 826-3547
CITY ROAD CLOSURES
December 5 – December 11, 2015
New- Staples Street
Monday - Friday
On Wednesday, December 9, Staples will be closed to traffic between Lipan Street and Comanche Street. Southbound Staples Street traffic will detour onto eastbound Lipan Street, onto southbound Waco Street, and onto westbound Comanche Street to Staples Street. Northbound traffic will follow the same route in reverse.
New- Mestina Street
Monday - Friday
Beginning on Monday, December 7, and for the next three weeks, Mestina Street will be closed to traffic between Staples Street and Artesian Street. Northbound Staples Street traffic will detour onto eastbound Leopard Street to Artesian Street.
Horne Road
Monday - Friday
Beginning Thursday, October 8, 2015 until completion, City contractors will be doing utility/road work on Horne Road between Ayers Street and Port Avenue. As this work is ongoing, Horne Road westbound traffic will be shifted onto the eastbound with one lane of traffic in each direction.
Staples Street
Monday - Friday
Beginning on Tuesday, November 2, weather permitting; eastbound Leopard Street traffic will be shifted to the westbound lanes with one lane of traffic in each direction through the Staples Street intersection. In addition, the southbound Staples Street lanes will be closed between Antelope Street and Lipan Street and traffic will be shifted onto the northbound lanes with one lane in each direction. Southbound traffic will detour east onto Antelope Street, south onto Waco Street and west onto Leopard Street to Staples Street. Waco Street will be reduced to one-way traffic from Antelope to Leopard. No Parking will be allowed on either side of this section of Waco Street. Artesian Street will be closed from Leopard Street through Mestina Street. Two-way traffic will be allowed on Mestina Street from N. Staples Street to Waco Street. The first west entrance to the Nueces County Courthouse on Mestina Street will remain open.
RTA Transfer Station Demolition
Monday – Friday
Beginning on Monday, August 24, and until the new Regional Transportation Authority building is open the following traffic control plan will be implemented:
Sam Rankin Street and Josephine Street will be closed to traffic. Those needing access to the City Hall parking lots will need to enter Sam Rankin through Mestina Street. No left turns will be permitted on to Sam Rankin Street or Josephine Street from Leopard Street. Motorists will detour through Mestina Street to Brownlee Boulevard. Access to Leopard Street though Mexico Street will also be available. In addition, the bus parking space will be extend in front of Josephine Street and Sam Rankin Street intersection on Leopard Street.
McArdle Road (Road Work)
Saturday – Friday
For the next six months; weather permitting, City contractors will be working on McArdle Road. During this period, the following traffic control plan will be implemented:
- McArdle Road from Rodd Field Road to Nile Drive will be reduced to one lane in each direction.
- McArdle Road from Rodd Field Road to Ennis Joslin Road will be reduce to one lane eastbound to Ennis Joslin Road. Motorist needing access to this section of McArdle will take South Padre Island Drive, then to Rodd Field to McArdle Road.
McArdle Road (Utility Work)
Saturday - Friday
Beginning April 24 and for the next six months, contractors will be working inside city utility manholes. Eastbound McArdle Road will be reduced to one lane and shift northbound Weber Road traffic to the southbound lanes, reducing traffic to one lane in each direction. Work will begin at the Weber Road intersection and move westbound toward Carroll Lane.
McArdle Road Bond Project
Saturday – Friday
McArdle Road will be closed between Nile Drive and Rodd Field Road. Westbound McArdle Road traffic will detour onto Aswan Drive then to Nile Drive. Eastbound McArdle Road traffic will detour onto southbound Nile Drive, to Southhaven Drive then to Rodd Field Road.
All street intersections between Nile Drive and Rodd Field will be closed to traffic. Northbound traffic will be shifted to the west side of Nile Drive with one lane in each direction.
Cosmopolitan Construction
Saturday - Friday
Lawrence Street will be closed from Mesquite Street to Chaparral Street. There is no parking permitted on Mesquite Street from Schatzell Street to Lawrence Street.
For more information, please contact Traffic Engineering at 826-3547.
Schedule is subject to change