{"id":258721,"date":"2026-04-21T01:09:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T01:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/258721\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T01:09:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T01:09:08","slug":"port-aransas-ferry-ramp-two-to-close-for-summer-as-64m-txdot-upgrades-continue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/258721\/","title":{"rendered":"Port Aransas ferry ramp two to close for summer as $64M TxDOT upgrades continue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Drivers should expect delays as construction impacts ferry operations through peak travel season.&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>PORT ARANSAS, Texas \u2014 The Port Aransas Ferry will temporarily close Ramp Two starting Tuesday, April 21, as part of a major $64 million upgrade project led by the Texas Department of Transportation.<\/p>\n<p>Officials say three ferry landings on the Port Aransas side will remain open during construction. Still, drivers should expect longer wait times\u2014especially on weekends and holidays when traffic is heaviest.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The ramp is expected to stay closed through the summer, with all work dependent on weather conditions.<\/p>\n<p>The ongoing project includes upgrades to ferry landings, ramps, pile structures, bulkheads, fueling and electrical systems, pavement, and lighting.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Leaders say the improvements are designed to ensure the ferry system can safely and efficiently serve the public for decades to come.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.txdot.gov\/discover\/ferry-boat-schedules.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Drivers should expect delays as construction impacts ferry operations through peak travel season.&#13; PORT ARANSAS, Texas \u2014 The&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":258722,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[155,157,156],"class_list":["post-258721","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\/258721","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=258721"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258721\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/258722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=258721"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=258721"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=258721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}