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Lavaca County officials press for routing agreements after oversized truck crossed bridge marked for replacement
Summary
Commissioners and the sheriff urged formal routing agreements and closer coordination with TxDOT and the Texas DMV after an oversized permitted load crossed a 30,000-pound bridge certified for replacement; officials recommended per-road bonds, clearer maps and front-end meetings with permittees.
A Lavaca County commissioner said Nov. 24 that he followed an oversized permitted transport that crossed a bridge the Texas Department of Transportation has certified for replacement, and estimated the load may have weighed “60 to 80,000 pounds” — far above the bridge’s posted capacity.
The commissioner told the court he asked the driver for a permit and discovered the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles had issued directions routing the load onto county roads without consulting county staff. He said the permit’s printed directions led the truck across a vulnerable 30,000-pound bridge on County Road 244 and that the county was not contacted before the route was approved.
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