Repairs to SH 334 bridge connecting Gun Barrel City, Seven Points delays traffic




(UPDATE: Workers left the bridge Friday, and traffic flowed on both lanes. The repair barge remains in place on the north side of the bridge so workers will probably resume work next week.)

One lane of traffic on State Highway 334's bridge across Cedar Creek Lake between Seven Points and Gun Barrel City will be closed while the Texas Department of Transportation makes emergency repairs to one of the columns.

"Our underwater inspection team surveyed the damage this afternoon and determined it was most likely caused by a heavy barge striking the column," state officials said earlier in the week on Facebook.

The bridge will remain closed until an emergency contract can be arranged. State officials estimated the closure as "short-term."

The traffic delays began Monday, Aug. 8.

Flag workers coordinate the flow of traffic that currently result in about five minutes of delays crossing the bridge.

Expect longer delays during heavy weekend traffic.




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GOOD. Water slightly stained; 87 degrees; 0.07 feet above pool. Big numbers of white bass and several trophy-class hybrid stripers have hit the deck. We are consistently finding the best action in 15–22 feet of water. Good go-to setups include a variety of slabs, sometimes paired with 2–3 jigs above, and the always-reliable yellow bladed jig using the proven saw tooth retrieve technique. Trolling spoons at 3 mph in 13–17 feet of water absolutely crushed the white bass. Water temperatures are currently holding around 83 degrees and will continue to rise as summer heats up over the next couple of weeks. Report by Brent Herbeck, Herbeck’s Lonestar Fishing Guide Service. Catfish are good anchoring on humps in 12-24 feet using small shad or cut shad on the bottom. Drifting larger cut bait like carp, drum or big gizzard shad on flats in 10-25 feet all around the lake. Report by Jason Barber, Kings Creek Adventures. Anticipate increased boater traffic this weekend as we celebrate our Nation’s Independence Day.

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