Fred Hartman Bridge undergoing emergency repair this weekend

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Saturday, May 15, 2021
Emergency repair on Fred Hartman Bridge this weekend
Heads up! The bridge will be undergoing repair on cracked pavement until at least Monday, according to TxDOT.

BAYTOWN, Texas (KTRK) -- At least one lane of the Fred Hartman Bridge in Baytown will be closed for an emergency pavement repair this weekend.

The repair is taking place on the northbound lane of Highway 146 and is expected to take until at least Monday morning, according to TxDOT.

TxDOT tweeted the following photo of the cracked pavement that needs repairing.

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Several more lanes may need to be shut down for the road work. No major delays have been reported.

The bridge spans the Houston Ship Channel between La Porte and Baytown.

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