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Officials say highway agency will not lower or widen 12th Street Bridge; locals warn of traffic impacts
Summary
Residents and officials said the Department of Highways will leave the 12th Street Bridge 'as it exists' and perform structural upgrades only; local speakers warned that keeping the bridge elevated will worsen traffic and flood-control issues as nearby development increases.
A question from the floor (Speaker 4) asked whether the Department of Highways had changed plans for the 12th Street Bridge.
Speaker 3 and others said the highway agency will not change the bridge's elevation or width. "They're gonna leave the bridge as it exists and do upgrades, but no widening, no lowering, no rechanneling," Speaker 3 said, and added that while the bridge will be structurally safe, traffic-pattern and flood-control issues will remain.
Why it matters: Speaker 4 warned the bridge will face much greater traffic as development proceeds, and said leaving the bridge unchanged could limit local progress and worsen flow through Pawn Run. Speaker 3 said a redesign could have improved flow and flood-control but that the agency declined such work.
The exchange did not produce a new action item or commitment from the highway agency; participants framed the discussion as local concern and a description of the agency's current plans.
