Artificial reef to be built using materials from demolished 1954 causeway

Artificial reef to be built using materials from demolished 1954 causeway

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The original 1954 Queen Isabella Causeway is under demolition as part of a newly initiated project by the General Land Office of Texas and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Material from the original causeway will be used to create an artificial reef site located 10.1 miles offshore of the Brownsville Ship Channel entrance jetties at South Padre Island. The project is expected to cost approximat…