Ground was finally broken for Corpus Christi Fire station number 18. With that groundbreaking ceremony, work finally begins on the fire station that was approved by voters back in 2008.
It's going to be built near the intersection of Ayers Street and Saragota Boulevard and will serve the westside and a part of the southside of Corpus Christi. That part of the city has seen an increase in fire calls.
Corpus Christi Fire Chief Robert Rocha says "We've needed a fire station to help support some of the busier stations on the westside, in particular fire stations number 8 on Kostoryz and fire station 10, this will provide us some support and improve our response times in the area.
Fire station 18 should be ready to begin answering calls by late Summer or early Fall 2017.