A major construction project, the reconstruction of the Waco St. Bridge, is making progress and on Sunday, the Texas Department of Transportation had some good news for Houston drivers: All mainlanes of I-10 East Freeway at Waco Street are open after crews completed road work earlier than expected over the weekend.
Good news! The road work on the new Waco Bridge at I-10 for this weekend was completed early and all mainlanes of I-10 East Freeway EB at Waco are now open. The new Waco bridge will be completed in late 2020. pic.twitter.com/rIM1SHbLaT
— TxDOT- HOU District (@TxDOTHouston) March 1, 2020
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Crews began demolition and reconstruction of the Waco St. Bridge on Feb. 7.
The Waco Street bridge isn’t expected to reopen until the end of the year.
At 14 feet 4 inches, the Waco Street bridge was often struck by over-height trucks attempting to pass under it. In the past 2 years, there were 16 reported bridge strikes at the location, according to a TxDOT release.
Once complete, the new bridge will stand 16 feet 6 inches tall, over 2 feet higher than its previous height, according to a release.
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