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Port of Corpus Christi tells San Patricio commissioners ship‑channel upgrades, growth and local investments
Summary
Port CEO Kent Britton briefed the court on deepening/widening projects, a near‑tripling of tonnage over a decade, land acquisition near Robstown, planned demolition of defunct wind turbines (estimated $3.1M), and a feasibility study on La Quinta channel improvements.
Kent Britton, CEO of the Port of Corpus Christi, told the San Patricio County Commissioners Court that the port’s primary roles are to co‑sponsor and maintain the 30‑mile ship channel, manage about 30,000 acres of land and act as a regional infrastructure builder. "We are the non‑federal sponsor of the ship channel," Britton said, recounting the ship‑channel improvement project that deepened and widened the main channel with roughly $625 million in investment (about $400 million federal and the remainder from…
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