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Above: Contractors concentrated on clearing right-of-way in the 1800 block of U.S. 281 on the west side of the roadway. Photos by Connie Swinney/The Highlander -
Right: Heavy equipment ripped through old drainage infrastructure Sept. 4 along the 2100 block of U.S. 281 in Marble Falls to make room for its replacement. -
Marble Falls businesses noticed some new driveway access points Sept. 4 on U.S. 281 in front of a strip mall near the intersection of Colt Circle.
Work by contractors for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) reached a fevered pace Sept. 4 for U.S. 281 work in Marble Falls.
The work, known as access management, involves primarily pedestrian improvements such as sidewalks from Nature Heights to Lantana Drive, according to TxDOT.
Other work includes adding curbs, gutters and improved drainage systems as well as access enhancement on right-of-way on the west side of the highway adjacent to business driveways.
So far, much of the sidewalk work has unfolded in the 2700 block of the roadway in front of Walmart and strip malls and eateries south of the big box store.
Other TxDOT sidewalk and handicap access work in town were completed several months ago from Third to Eighth streets as well.