McBride said the lack of signs and stripes has caused a few traffic accidents and many more close calls along Navigation Circle, especially in the summertime, on weekends and holidays. While the Rockport Police Department doesn't see a disproportionate number of accidents in the harbor area, Lt. Mark Cory, a 14-year police department veteran, acknowledged that driving the harbor district can be confusing. The visitors who descend on Rockport's festivals, such as the upcoming SeaFair, also congest the circuitous roadway where motorists are limited to speeds of 10 mph. The district held three workshops and a public hearing last week, nixing along the way a suggestion that one-way traffic be incorporated around the harbor. Additional parking and curbing near the fairgrounds, the Texas Maritime Museum and the Rockport Center for the Arts would increase parking capacity as the area continues to grow, said Diane Probst, executive director of the Rockport-Fulton Chamber of Commerce.
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