Portland Causeway is not falling apart, TxDOT says

Portland Causeway is not falling apart, TxDOT says

Images circulating on social media suggested the Portland Causeway was falling apart. The Texas Department of Transportation says that's not true.According to TxDOT spokesperson Rickey Dailey, bridges and causeways are built in sections. Between those sections are metal plates the kind visible in the images spreading online. Those plates allow the causeway to essentially breathe.Dailey said a single, uninterrupted concrete slab would be at risk …