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Earlier this week, Cameron County officials announced the construction of the Shoreline Protection Project Phases 3 & 4 and a new Educational Pavilion located at Adolph Thomae, Jr. County Park in Rio Hondo.
The park is located within the Cameron County Precinct 3 jurisdiction and a groundbreaking ceremony will be held on Monday, April 25 at 10 a.m. The park is located at 37844 Marshall Hutts Rd, Rio Hondo.
These two projects are in partnership with the Texas General Land Office, read a press release issued by office of Cameron County Judge Eddie Trevino, Jr.
Adolph Thomae, Jr. County Park, situated in the Laguna Atascosa Wildlife Refuge, is open daily to the public and attracts many visitors annually, the release stated.
The amenities at the park include R.V. site rentals, tent camping areas, restrooms, playgrounds, picnic areas, a nature trail, lighted fishing piers, public boat ramps, and an observation tower used for sight-seeing of native vegetation and wildlife living in the refuge.
The park has approximately 4,200 linear feet of shoreline immediately adjacent to the park facility improvements.
Over the past years, tropical storms and hurricanes have caused drainage into the Arroyo Colorado, and the increased currents in the waterway have exacerbated shoreline erosion, according to the press release.
The embankment along the shore of the Arroyo Colorado has eroded approximately 16 to 18 feet inland, and shoreline analysis indicate that continued erosion may exceed 1-1.5 feet per year.
Current shoreline erosion has also been accelerated by frequent barge traffic in the Arroyo Colorado and the yearly loss of shoreline has resulted in a loss of property adjacent to existing park infrastructure.
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