TxDOT Project Updates
Posted/updated on: June 21, 2010 at 3:59 pm
TYLER — Here’s a quick look at events and work planned in the Tyler District of the Texas Department of Public Transportation.
GREGG COUNTY — The Texas Department of Transportation’s annual preventative maintenance program known as “District-Wide Seal Coat” is scheduled to resume this week in Gregg County.
Crews are scheduled to be at work today applying a seal coat to the northbound lanes of State Highway 31 between Interstate Highway 20 and Loop 281 in Longview, followed as early as tomorrow afternoon by Farm Road 3272 (White Oak Road) between Farm Road 2275 and U.S. Highway 80. 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 Gregg County, TxDOT maintenance crews this week are scheduled to perform pavement repairs in various locations on Loop 281 between Jaycee Drive and Estes Parkway. 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.
SMITH COUNTY — Texas Department of Transportation maintenance crews this week are scheduled to continue pavement repairs on westbound Interstate Highway 20 between U.S. Highway 69 and Farm Road 849. Daytime lane closures will be in effect while the work is in progress, and motorists are should be prepared to reduce speed and merge in and around the work zone.
HENDERSON COUNTY — Texas Department of Transportation maintenance crews this week are scheduled to perform seal coat operations on Farm Road 804 between Henderson County Road 4700 and Farm Road 607 in New York, and on Farm Road 1305 between Farm Road 315 and the end of state maintenance. 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.
WOOD COUNTY — Texas Department of Transportation maintenance crews this week are scheduled to conduct several days of resurfacing operations on Farm Road 1795 north of Hawkins, and continue base repairs on U.S. Highway 80 and Farm Road 2869 north of U.S. Highway 80. 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.
CHEROKEE COUNTY — Texas Department of Transportation maintenance crews this week are scheduled to begin a week of pavement-repair operations on U.S. Highway 79 in Jacksonville west of U.S. Highway 69 between the post office and the end of the curb-and-gutter. Crews will be grinding up old pavement and replacing it with fresh hot mix. Daytime lane closures will be in effect while the work is in progress, and motorists are encouraged to seek alternate routes if possible to avoid delays.
VAN ZANDT COUNTY — Texas Department of Transportation maintenance crews this week are scheduled to perform base and pavement repairs on Farm Road 47 between Interstate Highway 20 and State Highway 243 west of Canton. Daytime lane closures will be in effect, and flaggers will control traffic. Crews are also schedule to continue making repairs to flood damage on Farm Road 3080 between Farm Road 316 and State Highway 198, and expect to have the road re-opened to all traffic by Wednesday, June 30.
ANDERSON COUNTY — Texas Department of Transportation maintenance crews this week are scheduled to perform resurfacing operations in various locations on U.S. Highway 287 between Farm Road 59 and the Trinity River. Daytime lane closures will be in effect while the work is in progress, and flaggers will control traffic in two-lane areas.
