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      <title>Port Aransas Ferry Terminal—Rehabilitation and Upgrade</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[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was expanded and modified a couple of times but was mainly subject to maintenance efforts, leaving the infrastructure out of date, in poor condition, and subject to significant impacts from heavy weather events.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.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2025 11:58:43 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[This report documents the methodology used to develop the Nueces County gridded mobile source emissions inventories. Included in the report are an overview of the emission estimation methodology involving a Graphic Information System application; the methods used to estimate the seasonally adjusted vehicle miles of travel and associated operating speeds; the estimation of the emission rates using the EPA's MOBILE5a program; and an outline of the method used to develop the emission estimates using the MOBILE5a emission rates. The appendices present the MOBILE5a set-ups; the emission rates developed for the emissions inventory; and the SUMALL output tables showing VMT, VHT, and average operational speeds cross-classified by vehicle and roadway type, and pounds of VOC, CO, and NOx cross-classified by vehicle and roadway type. These emission inventories were developed in support of the Coastal Oxidant Assessment for Southeast Texas Project (COAST); a large-scale study of ozone formation being conducted by the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC).]]></description>
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      <title>Road Rehab Smoothes Travel: Nueces County, Texas</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This brief article describes a comprehensive, court-ordered initiative undertaken to rehabilitate 280 miles of roads and replace 39 bridges in Nueces County, Texas.  Some of the rural roads in this county were in such poor conditions that ambulances responding to emergency calls were forced to drive 20mph on 60mph zones in order to avoid large potholes.  Farmers could not fit their equipment across old, narrow timber bridges and school districts were spending excessive amounts on bus maintenance because of rough roads.  To fund this $58 million Nueces County Infrastructure Rehabilitation Project (NCIRP), the county issued Series 2004 Certificates of Obligation to be repaid by taxpayers in 20 years.  By fast-tracking the project over 18 months, the county locked in a low interest rate as well as capped fuel, material and labor costs, saving millions of dollars.  The author reports on local reaction to the funding plan, the emphasis on quality in the road and bridge repairs, and the role of the Texas Department of Transportation.  All roads and bridges in the project repaired by April 2006, with costs coming in under budget by $6.8 million.]]></description>
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