President Donald Trump is expected in Corpus Christi Tuesday, October 27, as local, state and federal law enforcement agencies coordinate security for his visit.<\/p>\n
Crews were preparing the area near the Port of Corpus Christi on Monday, with barricades set up where supporters are expected to line up for the event.<\/p>\n
Some visitors have already traveled to the Coastal Bend to see the president speak. Philip Matthews and his wife drove in from San Antonio, saying they previously attended a Trump event in their hometown.<\/p>\n
“We came from San Antonio – my wife and I – and actually, we went to see President Trump whenever he was in San Antonio, and we just couldn’t wait to go see him speak again,” Matthews said.<\/p>\n
Matthews said he was excited about the opportunity to see the president in person.<\/p>\n
“No, heck, I really never planned on seeing President Trump in person. But this is totally awesome. I just can’t wait for tomorrow,” he said.<\/p>\n
Local law enforcement agencies are working with state and federal partners ahead of the presidential visit.<\/p>\n
Nueces County Sheriff J.C. Hooper said more than a dozen law enforcement agencies are involved in the effort, with planning that includes the president’s arrival at Corpus Christi International Airport, the motorcade to the port and the event itself.<\/p>\n
“There’s well over – more than a dozen law enforcement agencies involved from the local level all the way up to the national level. So you’ve got city, county, state police, and many federal agencies,” Hooper said.<\/p>\n
Hooper said agencies have already met to develop a plan for the visit. He also pointed to the Port of Corpus Christi Police Department’s familiarity with the area.<\/p>\n
“We’re blessed to have the Port Police out there in that environment. That’s their home base, and so we’ve got a great venue, similar to the last time when he visited, and we feel we’ve got a really good grasp on the safety, the security of the event,” Hooper said.<\/p>\n
Texas Department of Public Safety Sergeant Rob Mallory said local, state and federal agencies are working together to help keep the community safe.<\/p>\n
“We all work together to keep this community safe every single day, definitely working together to make sure that for the president’s visit, everybody stays safe,” Mallory said.<\/p>\n
Drivers should prepare for road closures and traffic delays near the Port of Corpus Christi on Tuesday, October 27. According to a traffic alert, closures are expected to begin at noon and continue until approximately 4 p.m.<\/p>\n
The following closures are planned:<\/p>\n
Harbor Bridge southbound: Completely closed. Drivers will exit at the Joe Fulton Corridor exit.<\/p>\n
Harbor Bridge northbound: The left lane will be closed.<\/p>\n
Harbor Bridge shared-use path: The sidewalk and shared-use path will be completely closed.<\/p>\n
North Port Avenue and Martin Luther King Drive: Northbound and southbound traffic near Whataburger Field will be closed.<\/p>\n
DPS is urging drivers to plan ahead, allow extra time and follow directions from law enforcement officers.<\/p>\n
“The best thing I tell him is plan ahead for tomorrow if you need to be somewhere – get there earlier,” Mallory said. “Because there – you can’t expect delays during the time the President is expected here, and there may be several road closures that go on with that as well.”<\/p>\n
Mallory also urged drivers to stay alert and obey officers directing traffic or managing road closures.<\/p>\n
“If you see law enforcement officers out there directing traffic or roads closed, make sure you take all direction from them,” he said.<\/p>\n
Drivers traveling near The Port of Corpus Christi should consider alternate routes and allow additional time to reach their destinations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"President Donald Trump is expected in Corpus Christi Tuesday, October 27, as local, state and federal law enforcement…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":477744,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[155,157,156],"class_list":["post-477743","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\/477743","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=477743"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/477743\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/477744"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=477743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=477743"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=477743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}