What you need to know
While the lanes are closed, traffic will be detoured to the southbound I-35 frontage road at Exit 261 until Leander Road.
The Hwy. 29 bridge is open to traffic on its eastbound lanes only. The bridge will fully reopen within three weeks, according to a Texas Department of Transportation news release.
The remaining repair work will take approximately one to two weeks to complete, according to TxDOT.
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.
