Burnet County, Blanco County, & Llano County Telephone Emergency

March 17, 2013, 5:00 pm by Phil Schoch

Areas of Burnet, Blanco, and Llano Counties are without teleservice due to a major telephone line being damaged this morning when TxDOT and Archer Western used explosives to demolish the old US 281 bridge in Marble Falls.

Cell phones and Land Line telephones are out of service.  Verizon estimates that some service will be restored late Sunday night.  The demolition occurred at 8 a.m. on Sunday, March 17, 2013 and service was lost immediately.

Citizens should take precaution to check on neighbors and family members in the impacted areas for any emergency assistance.  Law Enforcement, Fire, and EMS are operational with their radio systems, but can only receive 911 Emergency Calls to the Burnet County 911 Dispatch Center at 512-756-8080.