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Transportation & Utilities
Transportation
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Ready access to all
modes of transportation is a major factor attracting industry to
Baytown. The city is served by the Houston Ship Channel and the Port
of Houston, one of the world's busiest ports, Baytown's location on
Interstate 10 facilitates over-the-road transportation. Two rail
lines, two private airports and two nearby international airports, William
P. Hobby and Houston Bush Intercontinental, also serve Baytown.
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Airports- The two major airports located within 30 miles of the area. Most
of the air cargo service and 67 percent of the air passenger service is
out of Bush International Airport to the north. Hobby Airport to the
south provides passenger service and some cargo capabilities.
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Daily nonstop or direct flights
are available to 105 cities in the United States, including 47 of the 50
largest U.S. markets and 29 foreign markets. Houston is served by 23
passenger airlines and eight all-cargo carriers. Freighter and
"combi" service is available to Europe, Asia and Latin
America. Every major overnight delivery service in the United States
serves Houston on a daily basis.
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The
Houston Ship Channel - located minutes away from Baytown, is the largest port in the
nation in foreign commerce, third largest in the nation in total tonnage,
and the sixth largest overall in the world. The channel stretches 50
miles from the Gulf of Mexico just east of Galveston Island to the Turning
Basin six miles from downtown Houston. The waterway is generally 40 feet
deep and 400 feet wide. Vessels of 80,000-100,000 deadweight tons
routinely navigate the channel.
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Barbours
Cut Container Terminal - with
its four modern container berths, eight state-of-the-art cranes, and
computerized inventory system is the most efficient container facility in
the Gulf.
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Ground
Transportation - There are 587
interstate motor freight carriers servicing the area. Baytown is within 30
miles of several major highways: Interstate 10, Interstate 45 and US
Highway 59. Interstate 10, which passes through Baytown, runs from
Los Angeles, California on the West Coast to Jacksonville, Florida on the
East Coast. In addition there is an extensive network of state and
local highways. Texas has one of the largest highway construction
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Utilities
Electric is offered by Reliant Energy H L & P, and gas is provided by
Reliant Energy Entex. See
Utility Deregulation in Texas. Verizon
furnishes telephone service.
Water and sewer facilities are municipally owned.
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