Weather may delay US 281 construction

Enchancment alongside a stretch of U.S. 281 simply south of Marble Falls is taking longer than anticipated As a Outcome of of climate, Based mostly on the Texas Division of Transportation. Whereas department engineers anticipate construction to be fulld by this fall, it Might be delayed till the spring of 2022. 

“We’re Inside the portion of the enterprise That is closely climate dependent,” said Cathy Kratz, the TxDOT Burnet space engineer, in A press launch. “The enterprise group is ready on the bridge deck to remedy then wrapping up paving, which Relies upon on fixed temperatures.” 

Officers beforehand enterpriseed construction to be full by September. 

A boring problem on the north facet of the enterprise, which briefly closed a portion of U.S. 281 in each instructions on Aug. 19, additionally Outcomeed in enterprise setbacks, Kratz said.  

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