Ribbon Cutting Held Sept. 5, 2018
The project included construction of braided ramps (where one ramp crosses over the other) along the northbound I-35 mainlanes between Hester’s Crossing and RM 620 to enhance safety and mobility along I-35 between U.S. 79 and SH 45 North. Commissioner Cook wrote and read the poem below for the ribbon cutting ceremony.
Over, Under and Thru
Commerce, shopping, sports, the arts,
it is our road for everything.
One of the busiest, yes, we face congestion,
wrecks and some missing car parts,
but we all agree one option’s better than nothing.
Our daily routine has long been to hurl
in traffic as moving darts,
weaving, braking, avoiding a ding.
Gulping down coffee, developing indigestion
in traffic with stops & starts,
tapping fingers on the wheel to music or something.
But a plan at TxDOT brewed and unfurled
as relief for racing hearts as
at 70 cars are all merging.
This design planned to give us collision reduction.
Gone will be visual arcs,
merging frenzies, rapid lanes slides and frantic braking.
Beams one hundred fifty feet long,
these huge joists carry us far
past the jammed highway traffic slowing
Over, under, away from the highway seduction.
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The event was held at Grace Place--a Retirement and Assisted Living Community on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018.
Commissioner Cook encouraged the attendees to hang up on calls they don't recognize, sound suspicious or are too good to be real. She asked the group, "When does the government call you?" in reference to fraudulent IRS calls.
Every month a local Taylor Church sponsors the Women's Luncheon and in August Susan Komandasky coordinated the event as a member of the Tenth Street United Methodist Church.
Grace Bulgerin Lidell founded Grace Place in 1985.
Grace Place is an independent living community located in Taylor. Independent living can involve home ownership in a retirement community or senior apartment rentals for individuals who can still live independently.
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