What you need to know
While the bridge is closed, eastbound traffic will detour to the southbound I-35 frontage road, and westbound traffic will detour to the northbound I-35 frontage road.
When the bridge reopens, drivers will use the eastbound lanes only while the concrete repairs harden. The bridge will fully reopen within three weeks, according to a Texas Department of Transportation news release.
Southbound I-35 and the Williams Drive entrance ramp will also be closed overnight from 9 p.m. Oct. 1 until 5 a.m. Oct. 2. Traffic will detour to the southbound I-35 frontage road at Exit 261 during the closure.
The cause
On Sept. 2, an 18-wheeler struck the Hwy. 29 overpass, causing a crash involving five other vehicles, according to a city of Georgetown news release. The driver of the 18-wheeler was hauling an excavator that exceeded the height limits for the bridge, as well as the height restrictions of their TxDOT commercial permit.
