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Nueces Country Record Star
Robstown - The Nueces County Drainage District 2 (NCDD2) announced the award of approval by the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) to begin with four major capital improvement projects in Robstown.
On Thursday, Feb. 25, the TWDB awarded NCDD2 $2,439,136 in grant funding and $2,601,015 in project financing from the flood infrastructure fund of the State of Texas.
“This opportunity is a blessing for our community. I grew up here in bluebonnet, so I know how important this is to the district, for far too long this area has been neglected,” said Balde Torres III, Chairman NCDD2. “I am proud of the collaboration we have built in our region, with the school districts, the city and county. Together with the help of our state officials, we can continue to move our district forward NCDD2 has worked together with its neighbors to help bring infrastructure upgrade projects to the district. With its legislative team and engineering firm together they have
Robstown expected to improve drainage issues after multi-million dollar grant from TWDB
Once the shovel hits the ground on these projects, people can expect a safe and reliable drainage system that should better protect roads from flooding. Author: Ashley Gonzalez (KIII) Updated: 10:31 PM CST February 26, 2021
ROBSTOWN, Texas Starting this year, four projects worth over $5.2 million will kick start in Robstown to better serve the community. County Commissioners said the money was awarded to the City of Robstown by the Texas Water Development Board. The Bosquez street ditch, you ve got ditch A which is behind the high school, you ve got the Casa Blanca ditch which is on the Ruben Chavez road and you have the new state of the art monitor system that is gonna be from Petronila to Driscoll to Robstown, said Joseph Ramirez with Nueces County Drainage.