Originally two years, then three years, then it was a few more years, then two more years, and just on and on,” said Jason George, owner of Angelo’s Bar-B-Que.
But George said he is grateful that nearby customers can easily drive again to the restaurant founded by his grandfather 63 years ago.
The bridge – and two others along North Main and Henderson streets are key parts of the $1.2 billion Panther Island flood control project.
The two other bridges are expected to be finished by the end of the year, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Transportation said.
But the future of Panther Island is an open question.