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Officials cut ribbon on rebuilt Cow Creek Bridge after July floods; TxDOT and federal partners praise rapid recovery
Summary
State and federal transportation officials marked the reopening of the Cow Creek Bridge, saying the structure — destroyed by July flooding — was rebuilt in a matter of weeks through a coordinated state, federal and private-sector effort that restored access between Lago Vista and Marble Falls before schools reopened.
Governor Greg Abbott and state and federal transportation officials on-site praised a rapid reconstruction that restored the Cow Creek Bridge, a vital crossing between Lago Vista and Marble Falls, following storm damage in early July.
"This is what Texas is all about. We get things done," Governor Greg Abbott said, thanking the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) staff, contractors and the crews who completed the project. TxDOT Executive Director Mark Williams said the bridge was destroyed on July 5 and that officials met the next day with the governor to "expedite this." Williams said he had suggested a timeline "under two months," and that the team completed the work about a…
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