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Port Aransas Ferry Web Cams
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Port Aransas ferry users can avoid long waits with links from four web cameras, three on the Port Aransas side and one on the Harbor Island side.
The web cams can be seen at http://www.cityofportaransas.org/ferrycam.cfm
The images, which come from the ferry’s existing security camera system, will refresh every five to 10 seconds. The city’s total startup cost for the project was estimated at less than $5,000 including fees for technical support and extra equipment.
BEACH PARKING PERMITS
beach permits - $12.00 beach parking stickers are available at city hall, the chamber of commerce, local grocery and convenience stores, and at various vendors and businesses in town and on the beach
City of Port Aransas - Beach Parking Permit Information
1. The City of Port Aransas requires a $12.00 permit to park along the beaches. This includes the area from Marker (0) to Marker (62).
2. Free Parking areas include between the Jetties and Horace Caldwell Pier and between Markers 52-58.
3. RV Camping is permitted between Markers 27 and 34. Tent and other non-self contained camping is permitted anywhere on the beach.
4. There is a three (3) night limit for camping during any three (3) week period.
5. Small fires no larger than 3 ft. x 3 ft. are permitted on the beach.
Information on beach parking permits can be found at: http://www.cityofportaransas.org/beach_permits.cfm
Get a Port Aransas Points of Interest map here
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mikead @
Saturday, July 21, 2007 1:17 AM | |
A shuttle bus designed to get workers from the Port Aransas ferry landing to job sites will begin Monday, July 23. The shuttle, an idea of the Corpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority (RTA), will be free for the first two weeks; after that, a fee of 25 cents a trip will be charged. |
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mikead @
Friday, August 10, 2007 9:51 AM |
The U.S. House on Tuesday approved $750,000 to help Texas pay for a $4 million Port Aransas ferryboat that would shorten delays by carrying more vehicles.
The funding, a part of the annual Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill, would be used for the construction of a new 28-car ferryboat. The bill now must go before the Senate for consideration.
The federal funding would help offset the cost for state transportation officials, who have already budgeted for the project in the 2008 fiscal year, said ferry operations manager Howard Gillespie.
The ferryboat could be ready for operation by late next year, Gillespie said. The project's design phase will likely begin next month.
"The seventh vessel will help support the traffic demand we have now," Gillespie said. "It'll be a little longer and a little wider but will still fit the existing ramps."
The Port Aransas ferry service, which operates continuously, provides a link between the mainland and Mustang Island. Each of the six ferryboats can carry about 20 passenger vehicles per trip across the Corpus Christi Ship Channel, according to the Texas Department of Transportation.
On average, the ferry service carries 4,000 to 6,000 vehicles a day, but during holidays and spring break additional traffic can delay the wait for a ferryboat by more than an hour.
"During peak times it can easily be nine- to ten-thousand vehicles a day, so we really need the additional vessel," Gillespie said.
Earlier this month, transportation and city officials launched another project aimed at helping prospective riders avoid long lines at the ferry landing.
Links to footage from four Web cameras -- three on the Port Aransas side and one on the Harbor Island side -- were posted on the city's Web site at www.cityofportaransas.org. The images, which come from the ferry's security camera system, refresh every five to 10 seconds.
BY MARY ANN CAVAZOS Caller-Times
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Kenya @
Tuesday, August 28, 2007 2:41 PM |
A plan to implement a priority boarding system for the Port Aransas ferry system has been canceled.
The plan received Texas Department of Transportation approval in February 2006 and would let ferry riders skip ahead in line if they purchased a $250 annual pass. But 500 applications with a $50 deposit were needed before the project could begin.
Applications first were accepted in April 2006, but never got to the required 500 mark.
According to a state news release, only 160 applications were received for the Port Aransas system and 225 for the Port Bolivar system near Galveston.
Refunds are available by filling out an online form at www.window.state.tx.us/taxinfo/taxforms/ap-152.pdf and mailing it along with a written request for a refund to the Corpus Christi office, 1701 S. Padre Island Drive, Corpus Christi, TX 78469 or the Houston office, 6810 Old Katy Road, Houston, TX 77024.
By:Beth Wilson
Caller.com |
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