Counties inspect flood damage

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) - The work is long and arduous.

Counties across Central Texas are inspecting and assessing flood damage to roads and bridges, and it will take awhile because the damage is extensive and expensive.

Williamson County has nearly a dozen people roving about.

They must examine 1,500 miles of roads and some 200 bridges.

"We're seeing a lot of problems," said Road and Bridges Department Foreman Eugene Marak. "Asphalt washed away, roadsides eroded and some weakening to bridge supports."

Williamson County uses GPS cameras at repair sites, and they can record the exact time and place where the pictures were taken.

All the damage reports go to the state and from there to FEMA in Washington, in hopes of obtaining federal relief money.

Still, all this will take time.

"Our inspections will take at least one more week," said Marak. "There's a lot to do."