CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — City officials are proposing to lower the speed limit on a busy stretch of Whitecap Boulevard on North Padre Island, a move aimed at improving safety for both drivers and golf cart users. The change would reduce the speed limit from 40 mph to 35 mph between Park Road 22 and Windward Drive.
The proposal follows a Public Works engineering study prompted by increased traffic, a rise in golf cart use and public requests for clarification on what is street-legal in the area.
“We’ve seen increased uses with golf carts and some of the businesses populating in the area. We were asked to investigate the speeds along that corridor,” said René Couture, assistant director of Public Works…