TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the Texas Department of Transportation will hold a ribbon cutting Tuesday morning for a new bridge on RM 1431, replacing a bridge that washed away July 5.
The bridge over Cow Creek connects the Sandy Creek community to the mainland.
TxDOT started building it on July 21, according to a press release. It will open after the ribbon cutting — just over 29 days later.
Abbott will be joined at the 10 a.m. event by “Federal Highway Administration Deputy Administrator Jay Payne, Texas Transportation Commission (TTC) Acting Chair W. Alvin New, TTC Commissioner Steven Alvis, TXDOT Executive Director Marc Williams, and other state and local officials,” according to a release from the Governor’s Office.