The Importance Of Traffic In The City Of Corpus Christi

Traffic exists everywhere around us. Our city of Corpus Christi’s population is expanding at a rapid rate. As a result, this is one of the strengths because it brings in extra profit for businesses and the city. According to the United Census Bureau, the last population count in 2014 came out to 320,434. That is 15,219 additional people added to our community in 4 years since the last count in 2010. However, even though additional people can be beneficial, it produces more issues with traffic. This means additional drivers on the road, which causes traffic jams, car accidents, and other vehicle related incidents. The congestion of traffic in our city has become extremely serious, and it is causing an enormous amount of issues; therefore several
There is an excessive amount of traffic at our major exits and entrances on and off the highway, and our major roads such as Weber, Everhart, Staples, and Airline; therefore, making it difficult for drivers to move around without sitting in a traffic jam. According to Woolbright’s article, ‘“[One has] to allow for an extra 45 minutes round-trip almost whenever [one is] trying to [drive] somewhere,’ said Eric Rios, who lives in an apartment complex adjacent to Everhart — the city’s second-busiest roadway. It wastes my gas, too (par. 5).” In addition, weather and traffic demand cause the traffic to be congested too. Even though weather is not in our control, if everyone drove safely, this will limit accidents that cause backup. Also, traffic demand is challenging to control; since our city is growing with extra businesses and attractions, people would like to move or visit here. According to Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa’s article in the Corpus Christi Caller-Times, he mentions:
The demand for roadway space has grown much faster than the supply of that space. It is estimated that 1,000 people are moving to Texas each day. Our infrastructure needs to be able to support this growth. In the past 40 years, our population has grown 125 percent, vehicular use has increased 172 percent and highway use has increased 238 percent, but highway space has only increased a mere 19 percent (par.
They do road work overnight, but then again not as much as they should. If they worked on the roads overnight, they would finish faster and the fixed up roads would produce less congestion. On the other hand, fixing up roads is extremely expensive and the city might not be able to get all of them repaired; however, if the majority of the busiest roads were to be fixed up, that is better than nothing. Woolbright states, ‘“It is estimated that the amount of work needed on Corpus Christi’s better half of [the] streets is in the $105 million range, so the approximately $15 million annual commitment to the maintenance program should be adequate for addressing those issues, Leal said (par. 22).” Nobody enjoys sitting in traffic and this solution could benefit us in an effective