TxDOT Project Updates

TYLER — Here’s a quick look at other work planned in the Tyler District of the Texas Department of Transportation.

TYLER — Texas Department of Transportation maintenance crews on Tuesday are scheduled to begin several days of base and pavement repairs in various locations on NE Loop 323 between Farm Road 14 and U.S. Highway 271. A second crew is scheduled to continue installing right-turn lanes on U.S. Highway 69 at County Road 474 in the Lindale area. Daytime lane closures will be in effect in each location while the work is in progress, and motorists are encouraged to be prepared to reduce speed and merge in and around the work zones.

RUSK COUNTY — The Texas Department of Transportation’s annual preventative maintenance program known as “District-Wide Seal Coat” moves into Rusk County with work on State Highway 64 between Loop 571 and Farm Road 15. Effective Monday, crews are scheduled to apply a seal coat to the following roadways in the following order:
*Farm Road 13 between State Highway 42 and Loop 571
*SH 42 between Farm Road 1513 in New London and Farm Road 13 in Price
*Farm Road 850 between State Highway 135 and U.S. Highway 259 Daytime lane closures will be in effect in each location while the work is in progress, and flaggers will control traffic in two lane areas. Loose gravel may be present for several days following a seal coat application. Motorists are encouraged to seek alternate routes if possible to avoid delays.

Also this week in Rusk County, TxDOT maintenance crews on Monday were scheduled to repair a culvert under Farm Road 225 between Farm Road 1798 in Laneville and U.S. Highway 84, and then resume base and pavement repairs Tuesday on Farm Road 839 between U.S. Highway 79 and Farm Road 1798. Daytime lane closures will be in effect in each location while the work is in progress, and flaggers will control traffic.
Base failures mean lane closures, and lane closures mean inconvenience.”

ATHENS — Texas Department of Transportation maintenance crews this week are scheduled to continue pavement repairs on SH 31 Business in Athens between State Highway 19 Business and NE Loop 7. Daytime lane closures will be in effect in each location while the work is in progress, and motorists are encouraged to be prepared to reduce speed and merge in and around the work zone.

GREGG COUNTY — Texas Department of Transportation maintenance crews this week are scheduled to perform seal coat operations in southern Kilgore and on South Loop 281 in Longview. In Kilgore, crews are scheduled to seal various locations on U.S. Highway 259 Business and Farm Road 1249, and in Longview on Loop 281 between State Highway 31 and Farm Road 2205. Daytime lane closures will be in effect while the work is in progress, and motorists are encouraged to be prepared to reduce speed and merge in and around the work zone.

VAN ZANDT COUNTY — Texas Department of Transportation maintenance crews this week are scheduled to perform resurfacing operations in various locations on Farm Road 17 between State Highway 64 in Canton and Interstate Highway 20. A second crew is scheduled to perform edge work on Farm Road 1653 north of Martins Mill. Daytime lane closures will be in effect in each location while the work is in progress, and flaggers will control traffic.

ANDERSON COUNTY — Texas Department of Transportation maintenance crews this week are scheduled to continue pavement repairs on Farm Road 1990 between State Highway 294 and U.S. Highway 79 in Palestine. Daytime lane closures will be in effect while the work is in progress, and flaggers will control traffic.

WOOD COUNTY — Texas Department of Transportation maintenance crews this week are scheduled to perform resurfacing operations on Farm Road 17 north of U.S. Highway 69 in Alba, followed by the same work on State Highway 37 between Quitman and Winnsboro. Daytime lane closures will be in effect in each location while the work is in progress, and flaggers will control traffic in two-lane areas.