Tag: Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway
Bicyclists to ride causeway to South Padre Island on Sunday
South Padre Island will be hosting the Ride for Rotary in which bicyclists will cross the Queen Isabella Memorial Bridge on Sunday.
Maintenance continues on Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway; expect traffic delays
Today through Wednesday, commuters traveling eastbound and westbound on the Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway will encounter delays between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m., the...
January 2020 causeway fitness walk/run rescheduled
In January 2021, it was the COVID-19 pandemic that canceled the Longest Causeway Run & Fitness Walk on the Queen Isabella Memorial.
This time, the...
Queen Isabella Memorial Bridge to temporary close overnight
Those planning to travel between Port Isabel and South Padre Island early tomorrow morning might have a slight delay.
Traffic lane closures are scheduled for...
Expect delays on Island causeway — for five months
Construction along the scenic drive over the Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway is about to give motorists more time to enjoy the view.
Traffic between Port...
In remembrance: Families, friends remember victims of causeway collapse
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — Stephen Murphy was home asleep when his friends came pounding on his door.
It was a little after 2 a.m., and...
Photo Gallery: Causeway anniversary remembrance
Hundreds gathered Wednesday morning at the “Queen Isabella Causeway Sept. 15, 2001, In Remembrance” event to recall that day when a barge struck the...
OPINION: Sharing: Help from others helps ease pain from tragedies
Tragedy can strike anywhere, at any time. That point is never so clear as weeks such as this, when we remember the horrific terrorist...
Photographer recalls causeway tragedy
Port Isabel native Valerie D. Bates vividly remembers the morning of Sept. 15, 2001, the agony of waiting for the victims to be pulled...
Catastrophic Collapse: Tragedy spurred major safety systems upgrade on causeway
The Queen Isabella Causeway, as it was known then, suffered catastrophic damage when an out-of-control towboat and barge slammed into it 20 years ago...