U.S. Highway 277 North from Eagle Pass to Del Rio temporarily closed due to flooding

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc.

Heavy thunderstorms leaving up to seven (7) inches in northern Maverick County, Texas in the Quemado and Normandy area and in Val Verde and Kinney Counties to the north have caused many creeks which traverse U.S. Highway 277 North between Eagle Pass and Del Rio, Texas to jump their banks onto the highway, forcing Maverick County Sheriff’s Department and the Texas Department of Transportation to temporarily close travel on U.S. Highway 277 North as well as Farm to Market Road 131 between Eagle Pass and Brackettville, Texas on Thursday, June 19, 2014 through June 20th.

Travelers between Eagle Pass and Del Rio as well as Eagle Pass and Brackettville, Texas are requested to take alternate traveling routes until these highways are reopened by authorities.

Several families in Quemado, Texas were rescued from their flooded homes on June 19-20th by the Maverick County Sheriff’s Department personnel.

Most creeks in Val Verde, Kinney, and Maverick counties are part of the Rio Grande River Discharge Basin and their waters discharge into the Rio Grande River and these creeks traverse these highways which have been temporarily closed until further notice.

— TRAFFIC ALERT —

For Immediate Release
June 20, 2014, 20:00p.m.
UPDATE – ROAD CLOSURES
Please drive with caution, prepare for detours and delays – TURN AROUND, DON’T DROWN!!!
MAVERICK COUNTY

CLOSED – FM 131 from Highway 277

CLOSED – FM 1908 from FM 1591 (Spofford to Quemado)

CLOSED – Highway 277 from Del Rio closed at rest area

CLOSED – FM 481 to Eagle Pass to Uvalde, water on road.

OPEN – FM 1664, Light vehicle traffic due to Quemado creek flooding over Hwy 90

Val Verde will be diverting traffic to Eagle Pass thru Highway 90
Please observe all advance warning signs, barricades and channelization devices in and around the affected area(s).

The TxDOT Laredo District serving Dimmit, Duval, Kinney, La Salle, Maverick, Val Verde, Webb and Zavala counties.

For more information, contact TxDOT Laredo District Public Information Officer Raul Leal at (956) 712-7416 or Raul.Leal@txdot.gov

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