All traffic on US 84/183 between Early and Zephyr in Brown County is scheduled to be detoured for a 4-hour period on Thursday, June 29 as crews close the highway to demolish the old railroad bridge at the Fort Worth & Western Railroad.
For the four-hour period between approximately 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., all traffic will be detoured between the communities of Zephyr and Blanket.
Travelers heading out of Brownwood/Early towards Zephyr/Goldthwaite will be detoured to US 67/377 to Blanket, then south on FM 1467 to Zephyr.
Travelers heading towards Brownwood/Early from Zephyr/Goldthwaite will be detoured to FM 1467 to Blanket, then into Early on US 67/377.
As the length of the detour is approximately 20 miles, travelers should allow substantially more time to reach their destinations.
Once the highway is reopened to traffic at approximately 1 p.m., traffic delays at the bridge site could be expected until mid-late Thursday afternoon while crews complete the bridge removal.