MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard Station Port Aransas to hold groundbreaking ceremony for new multipurpose building in Port Aransas, Texas

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 02/20/2021 03:31 PM EST

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U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Public Affairs Detachment Texas
Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi Public Affairs
361-438-0176
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Coast Guard Station Port Aransas to hold groundbreaking ceremony for new multipurpose building in Port Aransas, Texas

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WHO: Rear Adm. John P. Nadeau, commander of Coast Guard Eighth District, and crewmembers from Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi and Station Port Aransas.

WHAT: Groundbreaking ceremony for a new 25,000 square-foot multipurpose building at Station Port Aransas

WHEN: Monday, Feb. 22, 2020, at 10 a.m.

WHERE: Coast Guard Station Port Aransas, 800 N Station St., Port Aransas, TX 78373

The ceremony will also be live-streamed on Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi’s Facebook page.

Editor's Note: The event will abide by CDC guidelines that call for masks to be worn by attendees, as well as social distancing when possible. Media interested in attending should RSVP by 5 p.m. Sunday with Corpus Christi Public Affairs at (361) 438-0176.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard is scheduled to hold a groundbreaking ceremony for a new multipurpose building in Port Aransas, Texas, Monday.

The previous building was heavily damaged during Hurricane Harvey in 2017 and the new building is scheduled to be completed in May 2022.

In addition to the new building, a concrete pier, docks, covered mooring, and boat ramp are scheduled to be constructed.

Station Port Aransas is a multi-mission station capable of conducting search and rescue, law enforcement, security, and environmental protection operations. Working in close coordination with other state, local, and federal partners, the station also plays a critical role in securing the nation’s third-largest port by tonnage.

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