Post by L Roebuck on Jan 27, 2007 7:54:23 GMT -5
Money, endangered beetle delaying road
Project would link RM 620 and Texas 45 in Williamson County.
Financing issues and an endangered species of beetle have slowed a road project that would relieve congestion on RM 620 in western Williamson County.
The project was approved in a 2000 road bond package as an extension of Wyoming Springs Drive linking RM 620 and Texas 45. But the road came to a halt four or five years ago after it was discovered that the proposed site included 40 to 50 caves, which are inhabited by some endangered species, including the Bone Cave harvestman, a type of daddy longlegs.
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Project would link RM 620 and Texas 45 in Williamson County.
Financing issues and an endangered species of beetle have slowed a road project that would relieve congestion on RM 620 in western Williamson County.
The project was approved in a 2000 road bond package as an extension of Wyoming Springs Drive linking RM 620 and Texas 45. But the road came to a halt four or five years ago after it was discovered that the proposed site included 40 to 50 caves, which are inhabited by some endangered species, including the Bone Cave harvestman, a type of daddy longlegs.
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