The Texas Department of Transportation has covered the curb gutters along 16th Street in advance of a contractor repaving the street, said Sarah Dupre of TxDOT.
The street is part of Texas Highway 87 and the state maintains it. The repaving project will be between Green Avenue (Business 90), and Interstate 10.
Dupre said the gutters are blocked to prevent paving materials from washing into the drainage system. The blockings will be removed for a heavy rain, if needed.
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