The latest from TXDOT

Friends,

Tuesday, a brief informal meeting was held with Andy and Jason of TXDot.

The following is in the information received:

*         FM 2484 bridge opening- They are planning on having the new 2484 bridge opened to traffic by the 1st week in December.  Once the bridge is opened, within a week, the old bridge will be destroyed.

*         Southbound Frontage construction from 2484 to Main St- They plan on doing the tie in of the new Southbound frontage approach to the new 2484 bridge and indicated that this will be complete by the 1st week in December.

*         IH 35 bridge at Salado Plaza- The contractors schedule indicates closing the existing bridge after the 1st of the year and opening the new bridge sometime in mid-Summer 2016.  They are looking at ways to accelerate this work and complete the bridge construction sooner.  This is very interesting because this section is the last major construction to be done.  That means construction is gong to end much earlier than November of next year.   This is a major schedule change.  After this section is done, all this left is cleaning up and completing any minor adjustments.  

Many have asked about the Holland road bridge.  According to Jason, Andy, and Cody's replacement, the problem of Texas and James Construction not agreeing on how to stabilize the west side has been solved.  They said that the bridge will be open by the end of December or sooner.  It was explained to them that this was a major irritation and that something needed to be done as soon as possible.  

Citizen complaints were given to them concerning the frontage road of I-35 and the need to clean-up and level-out.  They said they would do it immediately.  Also, they will either repair and paint the sign in front of the Municipal Building or move it.  The sign belongs to James Construction who places their notices on it.  It has been in bad repair for a year.

TXDot will return in December for another informal meeting.

A Town Hall is being planned for January.  

The Destruction Construction Nightmare is coming to an end.  

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