Record Precipitation Doesn't Rain on Lewisville Lake Toll Bridge Parade
After three years of construction, the $900-million Lake Lewisville Toll Bridge opened Aug. 1. The project faced several challenges including major floods in the spring and summer of 2007 that shut down work for two months.
Construction of the toll bridge began in October 2006; however, work ceased for 100 days in 2007 due to record-breaking precipitation that caused the lake level to rise, Susan Slupecki, spokeswoman for North Texas Tollway Authority, told Texas Construction.