NEWS
TxDOT takes bid for Rock Springs Rd. bridge
The Texas Department of Transportation has accepted a bid for a new bridge on Rock Springs Road with the construction expected to take three to four months.
This project has been a long time coming after the bridge washed out in fall 2018. Located in precinct three landowners have been angry about the closed road and lack of access as they wait on the project.
According to TxDOT the old structure is actually a multiple box culvert that was the length of the bridge, but it sank through the years and it was undermined. Now, it is a low water crossing with three 36-inch pipes under it that county installed when it put in the box culvert that sank.
Commissioner Mark Murphey has attempted to provide a low water crossing, but it has repeatedly been washed out by heavy rain and flood waters. The road was closed as the county awaited the design and bidding of the bridge projected by TxDOT.
Hodges and Son Construction Company had the winning bid of $443,571 and it was accepted by the commission on July 2.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
The cast and crew of Gold-Burg High School’s state-bound one-act play “Interview,” will present a public show at 4 p.m. on May 5 in the Bowie Junior High Auditorium.
Admission is $5 and there will be a bake sale to raise funds for travel and other OAP expenses. The show is directed by Linda Fitzner.
The group will travel to Austin to perform on May 13 for the state title. This is the school’s first time to take a play to the state contest.
Pictured above: Cast of “Interview” in rehearsal this week. (Courtesy photo)
Voters in Bowie and Forestburg Independent School Districts will have their say Saturday as both entities offer up bond issues to improve infrastructure.
Early voting came to an end on Tuesday with a total of 1,230 people casting their ballots.
On election day the polls will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at three locations: Bowie Senior Citizens Center, Forestburg ISD Library and Sunset City Hall. Voters can cast their ballots at any of these locations due to countywide voting.
Read more about both bond proposals in your weekend Bowie News.
Water was off Wednesday morning as the City of Bowie public works crew replaced a fire hydrant at the corner of Walnut and Matthews. (Photo by Barbara Green)
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