Timeline to reopen Mud Bridge prolonged after report finds more damage
A timeline on when the Yorktown Mud Bridge may reopen will be longer than 30 days — but exactly how long it will be remains unknown.
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A timeline on when the Yorktown Mud Bridge may reopen will be longer than 30 days — but exactly how long it will be remains unknown.
The city is requesting a formal inspection of the Yorktown mud bridge by TxDOT after inspection identified load-bearing concerns amid repairs.
For the next 30 days crews will be out in Flour Bluff, working on the Mud Bridge, possibly longer.
City officials say repairs to Yorktown Mud Bridge, which connects the Southside to Flour Bluff, will likely take about a month.
Assistant city manager Neiman Young said there should have been maintenance, but the city has an inventory of 68 bridges, and trying to address all the neglect has been difficult.