The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has informed the City of New Braunfels that they will soon begin regularly scheduled litter pickup along highways inside the New Braunfels city limits.
TxDOT will be hiring contractors to remove trash, garbage, and other items including scrap metal, rags, paper, wood, plastic, glass, and rubber products including tires that are discarded in the right of way along the following highways:
- All of Loop 337 with pickup to occur quarterly
- State Highway 46 South from FM 758 to IH-35 with pickup to occur quarterly
- State Highway 46 West from Loop 337 to US 281 with pickup to occur quarterly
- IH-35 from Cibolo Creek to the Hays County Line with pickup to occur monthly
“In an effort to help keep New Braunfels beautiful, the City reached out to TxDOT with our concerns about litter along Loop 337 and State Highway 46,” said City Manager Robert Camareno. “We were thrilled to receive the great news that TxDOT will be launching this litter contract in New Braunfels. We appreciate our partnership with TxDOT and their help in keeping New Braunfels clean and beautiful.”
IH-35, State Highway 46, and Loop 337 are state and federally owned roadways that are maintained by TxDOT. For more information about the Texas Department of Transportation visit www.txdot.gov, and for more on their Don’t Mess with Texas anti-litter campaign visit www.dontmesswithtexas.org.