Willis Bridge Update




PSA: Willis Bridge Update

Feb. 9, 2023

The new Willis Bridge opened up with one lane northbound, and southbound traffic was routed onto the old bridge. Soon after, both lanes opened up on the new bridge.

Feb. 16, 2023

From the Tulsa, Oklahoma, office of Jensen Construction Company:

The contract to build the new bridge was awarded to Jensen in 2018. Initial work began in 2018, but it was quite some time before Texomans saw the construction crews arrive. The supervisor at Jensen and I could not remember what year their field office was installed. He thought it was 2019, and I thought it was 2020. 

We are approximately six months away from the end of construction. Jensen will dismantle the old bridge with hard labor, cranes, and pneumatic breakers, not with explosives to implode the bridge. Parts, not all, of the old bridge will be left to settle on the lake bed for fish cover and habitat. 

There are no guard rails on the east side of the northbound entrance and exit for a couple of hundred yards each. The drop-offs are steep in those sections and invisible at night. Those sections are up to ODOT code standards. 

Please Adhere to the 45 MPH Speed Limit Through the Willis Bridge Construction Zone




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Tuesday

Breezy

Hi: 82

Tuesday Night

Breezy

Lo: 71

Wednesday

Rain Showers Likely

Hi: 82

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Thursday

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Fishing Report from TPWD (Oct. 23)

GOOD. Water stained; 68 degrees; 2.14 feet below pool. Striper fishing is excellent using live bait on humps and ledges in 25-40 feet of water with live shad. Look for schooling fish and gulls working the main lake in the river channels as well. Swim baits and A-rigs will catch those suspended fish. Crappie fishing will pick up as water temperatures drop and fish move towards the brush and creeks in 10-15 feet of water. Use electronics and jigs to trigger reaction bites from fish in the brush. Bass fishing is slow as water levels remain below average, exposing shorelines. Target fish around docks and in the backs of coves. Reaction bites on crankbaits or swim baits and topwaters early along the sandy points can be effective. Catfishing is great, with bigger blues showing up on deep flats off the river channels in 40-50 feet of water. Big baits for big fish. Eater-size blues and channels can be found around stumps and on humps in 18-30 feet of water off the main lake flats. Report by Jacob Orr, Lake Guaranteed Guide Service. The seagulls have arrived directing the way to feeding striped bass and schools of bait. Striped bass are good on shallow flats in 12-25 feet of water with topwaters and slabs. Report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors.

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