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Article: Galveston Causeway.(services of Dorsett Bros)
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- Texas Contractor
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- June 6, 2005
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New and improved design will reduce steel deterioration and widen the Intercoastal Waterway at this point.
Hurricanes and tidal waves do not deter them; neither do the challenges of building at sea level. People still want to stake out their little bit of paradise on Galveston Island. Announcements over the past several months by developers indicate that a new phase of hospitality construction is just beginning in Galveston. But the only access route between Galveston and the mainland for more than 20 miles (toll bridge to the west and Point Bolivar ferry to the east) continues to be the I-45 causeway -- three lanes in either direction carrying an ...