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Parking, overlooks, restroom facilities, ADA access ramps and a pavilion are
planned for construction by 2014. Costs for these improvements are estimated
to be approximately $4.8 million dollars.
The City of Corpus Christi also has other significant costs associated with the
beach including beach cleaning at an annual cost of over $700,000 per year, fire
protection costs include the city newest Fire Station at the north end of Mustang
Island State Park and police patrol for the beach area.
VI.E. Priority for Beach Access Road Improvements
The prioritization for beach access improvements should be based on:
VI.E.1 Enhancing Public safety.
VI.E.1.i Beach Access Road Spacing. Spacing of beach access roadways to
allow quicker access to on beach emergencies – where beach access
roadways are spaced at intervals of greater than 1 mile
Signage at beach access points to warn the public of natural hazards, rip
tides, etc.
VI.E.1.ii Beach Access Road Realignment and Raised Humps.
Improvements to protect the access and surrounding developed property
from storm surge damage By realignment of the beach access in accord with
GLO Guidelines; and by placing a raised hump in the roadway landward of
the beach per GLO Guidelines.
VI.E.1.iii Beach Renourishment. Beach Renourishment where the narrow
width of the beach becomes a safety hazard and/or is less than 100 feet wide.
VI.E.1.iv Beach Amenities.
Amenities to benefit the general public’s beach access experience at high use
areas including public showers and restrooms landward of the public
beachPackery Channel improvements for access to the channel walkway,
outlooks, channel fishing amenities, etc.
Based on the criteria above the following is a list of beach access
improvements.
VI.E.2. Short Term Goals (Three years or less)
VI.E.1.i. New Beach Access Road on Mustang Island. Obtain right-of-way
for a new beach access roadway north of Mustang Island State Park.
Revised Draft Nueces County / Corpus Christi Erosion Response Plan
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