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TxDOT reopens FM 481 bridge in Uvalde, just weeks after July flooding damage
Summary by The Houston Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Joseph Rowe , as published by FOX 26 Houston
· August 22, 2026
· 1 min read
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Key points The work was finished weeks ahead of schedule, following damage from July flooding. Emergency flood repairs have been completed on the FM 481 bridge, allowing it to reopen.
Emergency flood repairs have been completed on the FM 481 bridge, allowing it to reopen. The work was finished weeks ahead of schedule, following damage from July flooding. Repairs cost $3 million.
The bridge is set to reopen on Sunday. Further details about the repairs and reopening are available from the source.
Limited information is available about the flooding that damaged the bridge, but it is known that the repairs were completed quickly to allow the bridge to reopen to traffic.
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Category: safety ·
Published: August 22, 2026 ·
Source: FOX 26 Houston ·
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