A ribbon-cutting ceremony is set for 11 a.m. today, welcoming the public back to the iconic Coastal Bend pier.<\/p>\n
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas \u2014 Commissioner Brent Chesney says 90 days of free access will welcome the community back after a six-year rebuild.<\/p>\n
After years of hurricane damage and rebuilding efforts, Bob Hall Pier is officially reopening to the public on Tuesday, with a ribbon-cutting set for 11 a.m., signaling what leaders call a new chapter for the Coastal Bend landmark.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday\u2019s the start of a new era for Bob Hall Pier,\u201d Nueces County Commissioner Brent Chesney said.<\/p>\n
The pier, which has stood for more than seven decades, endured repeated storm damage before Hurricane Harvey destroyed it in 2017. It was later hit again during Hurricane Hanna in 2020, delaying reconstruction plans.<\/p>\n
Chesney emphasized the long road to reopening.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is like Christmas morning,\u201d Chesney said. \u201cIt\u2019s been a long pilgrimage, but we are excited about this. It\u2019s going to be a great day no matter what the weather is. The pier will be open.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chesney said Hurricane Hanna changed the trajectory of the project and his own life, noting he has spent the better part of six years working alongside the Coastal Parks Board and county leaders to bring the pier back.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe never gave up,\u201d he said. \u201cThis has been a dream come true to be able to finish this.\u201d<\/p>\n
While the pier itself is now open, additional construction will continue, including future restaurant and concession spaces.<\/p>\n
Chesney also highlighted the economic impact, calling the pier \u201ca great economic driver\u201d for the community \u2014 especially as it reopens ahead of Barefoot Mardi Gras and spring break.<\/p>\n
To thank the public for its patience, county leaders announced the first 90 days would be free.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe wanted to do something for the public who\u2019ve had to wait,\u201d Chesney said. \u201cWe want people to come enjoy it\u2026 and start making memories again.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A ribbon-cutting ceremony is set for 11 a.m. today, welcoming the public back to the iconic Coastal Bend…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":178003,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[155,157,156],"class_list":["post-178002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-corpus-christi","tag-corpus-christi","tag-corpus-christi-headlines","tag-corpus-christi-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=178002"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178002\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/178003"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=178002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=178002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}