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Arcosa Aggregates to install temporary private bridge and safety devices on Cut Off Road; county accepts devices for project duration
Summary
Ellis County Commissioners Court approved Arcosa Aggregates' request to install temporary traffic safety devices and to use a private temporary bridge for gravel-truck access from a pit, with Arcosa to pay and maintain the devices. Commissioners emphasized the crossing will remain private and gated and that TxDOT access and county culvert/permit
The Ellis County Commissioners Court voted to allow Arcosa Aggregates to install temporary traffic-safety devices on the Cut Off Road bridge at Smith Creek Tributary and to use a private temporary bridge on adjacent private property for construction and gravel-truck access.
Why it matters: County staff and commissioners said the temporary measures are being approved because Arcosa expects heavy truck traffic from a new gravel pit and the temporary route and safety devices aim to reduce wear and safety impacts on a single-lane county bridge. Arcosa told the court it will pay for and maintain the safety devices and will coordinate access and permitting with county staff and TxDOT.
What was presented and decided - County Engineer Zachary Garrick said Arcosa had…
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