FM 835 bridge project expected start date, traffic impacts

The project calls for complete demolition of the existing bridge before crews rebuild it from the ground up. That stretch of FM 835 sits close enough to Loop 289 that regular commuters cutting across that side of town will need to find another route once work begins.

TxDOT hasn't nailed down every detail yet. But a project this size on a bridge crossing the river means an extended closure is likely. Anyone who uses FM 835 as a shortcut between neighborhoods on the east side should start thinking about backup roads now.

For drivers here, this is the kind of project that reshapes daily routines for months at a time. Folks who rely on that crossing for work commutes or school runs will feel it most, and local traffic could get pushed onto nearby roads that weren't built to handle the overflow.

A river crossing barely anyone thinks twice about is about to become the most talked-about stretch of pavement on that side of Lubbock.