Bridge Work At Stand Still In Capitol City

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Construction on Austin's planned bridge for cyclists spanning Barton Creek has been delayed a few months for a redesign. 

The Austin American-Statesman (http://bit.ly/1yyHD4C ) reports the project began early this year with tree clearing near the creek and construction of some bike lanes.

The first construction phase has been postponed because engineers want to redesign underground structures that would support the bridge.

Austin officials and engineers with the state's transportation department say the problem is that limestone bedrock turned out to be farther underground than thought. Tests done beforehand had indicated the rock was just a couple of feet below the surface.

When crews began drilling shafts for the bridge supports, they found the solid rock was between four and 15 feet below the surface.