San Angelo-Area Roads, Bridges Get $20.8M in Federal Flood Repair Funds

SAN ANGELO, TX— The Texas Department of Transportation has been awarded $20.8 million in federal emergency relief funds to repair roads and bridges damaged by the July 4, 2025, floods, including work in the San Angelo area and surrounding counties, according to U.S. Rep. August Pfluger’s office. 

The Federal Highway Administration Emergency Relief Program grant, totaling $20,818,661, was issued Oct. 19 under project TX25-1 for the July 4, 2025, flooding and rain event. The funds cover various locations across multiple Texas congressional districts, including the Austin, San Angelo, and San Antonio TxDOT districts, which suffered pavement washouts, bridge losses, and similar damage. 

Pfluger, R-San Angelo, said he worked with local leaders, state officials, and the Trump administration to secure a federal disaster declaration that made counties in Texas’ 11th District eligible for the support. The money will help restore critical routes for residents, first responders, and businesses. 

Local allocations provided by Pfluger’s office include:

• Mason County (Austin District): about $1.48 million. This covers repairs at US 377 at Leon Creek (washed-out embankment, pavement, and about 550 feet of guardrail, $961,308); US 377 at Little Bluff Creek (structure shored up with new concrete footing, $415,711); SH 29 at a draw east of Ranch Hand Road (washout and embankment, $57,305); and US 377 at Big Bluff Creek (eroded embankment and pavement, $49,318).
• Menard County (San Angelo District): about $725,000 for culvert and pavement repairs on US 377 (about $590,000), RM 1221 (about $68,000), SH 29 (about $55,000) and RM 864 (about $12,000).
• Llano County (Austin District): about $137,000, including a culvert on RM 2323 north of Prairie Mountain ($121,076) and two culverts on SH 71 ($16,073).
• Concho and Tom Green counties: about $48,000, with roughly $42,000 for FM 381 in Concho County and about $6,000 for US 67 in Tom Green County.

The notice of award lists the applicant as the Texas Department of Transportation and identifies the Federal Highway Administration as the disbursing agency. It notes severe damage from the July 4 weather, including the washout of the FM 1431 bridge (built in 1960) between Lago Vista and Marble Falls, and ongoing closures such as State Highway 39 along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County from Highway 27 to FM 187 in Kerrville, plus FM 1340 from SH 39 to State Highway 41. 

The July 4–5, 2025, floods, triggered by heavy rainfall in the Texas Hill Country and Central Texas, caused more than 130 deaths and over $1 billion in damage, primarily along the Guadalupe River watershed. President Trump issued a major disaster declaration on July 6, 2025, later expanded to include additional counties in Pfluger’s district for public and individual assistance.