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Council discusses second causeway plans

By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS January 8, 2015 The first City Council meeting of the year tackled some big projects, chief among them were continuing discussions about the Second Causeway Project and Convention Centre renovations. Cameron Co. Commissioner Dan Sanchez and Cameron Co. Administrator Pete Sepulveda gave a presentation and update on the …

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Christmas Causeway chase

By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press press@portisabelsouthpadre.com January 1, 2015 A dangerous, multi-city vehicle pursuit involved a driver speeding over 100 mph down the wrong direction of the Queen Isabella Causeway Christmas morning. A South Padre Island police officer attempted to stop a vehicle heading southbound on the 5600 block of Gulf Boulevard at approximately …

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13 YEARS GONE: Community reflects on Causeway tragedy

By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com Amid the chaos that fateful morning of Sept. 15, 2001, something else was amiss, Port Isabel EMS Director Charlie Wood recalled — Port Isabel Fire Marshal Bob Harris wasn’t among the first responders at that tragic scene. “Everyone was wondering where he was because he was always …

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TxDOT: Causeway undergoes maintenance often

By JACOB LOPEZ Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com It’s been 13 years since the Sept. 15, 2001 tragedy in which a barge collided with the Queen Isabella Memorial Bridge, causing portions of the bridge to collapse. The accident claimed eight lives: Robert “Bob” Harris, “Harpoon” Barry and Chelsea Welch, Hector Martinez Jr., Julio Mireles, Gaspar S. …

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Fixes offered for pedestrian walkway

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com At Wednesday’s meeting, the South Padre Island City Council received a series of solutions to how the City can best maintain and preserve the Queen Isabella Causeway pedestrian walkway from Green, Rubiano & Associates (GRA), of Harlingen. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre …

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Chamber cancels public hearing for second causeway

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The City of South Padre Island and SPI Chamber of Commerce canceled a public hearing to discuss plans to build a second causeway that had been set for 5:30 p.m., Thursday. A make-up date for the hearing has not been announced. The PRESS will relay that information once it …

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Agencies still planning 2nd causeway

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A long-awaited proposal to construct a second causeway connecting South Padre Island with the mainland is still on the table as area agencies have continued to make progress toward building an alternate connecting traffic structure. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition …

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Three cars collide on Causeway

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Around 7:15 a.m., Saturday authorities and emergency service personnel responded to a three-car accident on the Queen Isabella Causeway that left one driver in the hospital. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or call the news office at …

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Pedestrian walkway requires major repairs, maintenance

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Public Works Director Marcy Newman shared a detailed update on the pedestrian walkway with the South Padre Island City Council at its meeting last week. She said that earlier this year, the City contracted with Green, Rubiano & Associates (GRA) to perform a two-phase structural analysis. To read the …

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Causeway collapse memorial Sunday

Special to the PRESS The public is invited to join the City of South Padre Island and the City of Port Isabel at a special ceremony in remembrance of those that perished and in honor of those that survived the tragic collapse of the Queen Isabella Causeway in 2001. The ceremony will be held at …

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