Population growth drives need to replace one bridge with two.
The Texas Department of Transportation has set aside almost $30 million to replace the Lake Marble Falls bridge with two new bridges. In order to maintain access, construction crews will build one bridge first, divert traffic on to it, then demolish the old one before building the second.
Population growth in Burnet County coupled with inefficiencies are the driving force behind the construction plan. Increased traffic flow is the main goal of this four year construction project that calls for two new bridges, one to serve northbound traffic and the other to serve southbound traffic.
The bridge remains one of the only ways to access Downtown Marble Falls and northern Burnet County.
“It’s too small,” said Bob Remack who told KXAN he drives over the bridge at least 10 times a day. “Look, you’ve got four lanes here, but there’s no dividers, it’s pretty brutal.” It’s a bridge so brutal, many locals nicknamed it the “killer” bridge.
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