TxDOT Project Updates

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

TYLER – The Texas Department of Transportation’s annual preventative maintenance program known as “District-Wide Seal Coat” is scheduled to resume this week with a second crew beginning work, meaning that work will be conducted in multiple locations around the district, including Anderson, Cherokee and Rusk counties.

The crews are scheduled to be at work this week in the following locations in the order they appear, weather permitting:
First Crew
* Farm Road 322 in Anderson County, between Loop 256 and State Highway 294;
* West Loop 256 in Palestine between U.S. Highway 79 south and U.S. Highway 79 north; and
* U.S. Highway 79 from the Neches River Bridge north to Farm Road 747 north, just west of Jacksonville.
Second Crew
*State Highway 21 in Cherokee County between Alto and the Houston County Line;
* U.S. Highway 69 in Cherokee County between Farm Road 343 in Rusk and Farm Road 1911 in Alto;
* State Highway 204 in Cherokee and Rusk counties between U.S. Highway 84 and the Nacogdoches County Line;
* Farm Road 1798 in Rusk County between Farm Road 839 in McKnight and Farm Road 225 in Laneville;
* Farm Road 840 in Rusk County between U.S. Highway 259 in Henderson and State Highway 315; and
* State Highway 322 in Rusk County between Farm Road 1249 and U.S. Highway 259 in Henderson.
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.

TYLER — Texas Department of Transportation maintenance crews this week are scheduled to perform pavement-repair operations on North and East Loop 323 in Tyler between U.S. Highway 69 north and Commerce Street, and on U.S. Highway 271 between Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Farm Road 2016 north of Tyler. 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.

Also this week in Tyler, construction crews on Wednesday are scheduled to begin nighttime pavement repairs on State Highway 31 (East Front Street) between Broadway Avenue and East Loop 323. Crews will be at work making pavement repairs and resurfacing the roadway Sundays-Thursdays between 7:00pm and 6:00am. The project is scheduled to be completed by the end of August.

GREGG COUNTY — Texas Department of Transportation maintenance crews this week are scheduled to perform pavement repairs in various locations on Interstate Highway 20 in Gregg County, and on State Highway 149 between Lakeport and the Rusk County Line. 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.

OVERTON — The Union Pacific Railroad, in conjunction with the Texas Department of Transportation, will be closing the railroad crossing at FM 850 in Overton for repairs between 8:00am and 6:00pm on Thursday, July 1. Traffic will be detoured to the next crossing to the north while the work is in progress.

ATHENS — Texas Department of Transportation maintenance crews this week are scheduled to perform pavement-repair operations on State Highway 31 in various locations between Loop 7 in Athens and Farm Road 314 in Brownsboro. 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 zones.

VAN ZANDT COUNTY — Texas Department of Transportation maintenance crews this week are scheduled to perform base and pavement repairs on Farm Road 1995 between State Highway 110 and Farm Road 773, and on Farm Road 1255 between Interstate Highway20 and Farm Road 773. 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.

WOOD COUNTY — Texas Department of Transportation maintenance crews this week are scheduled to perform base repairs on U.S. Highway 80 between U.S. Highway 69 in Mineola and Farm Road 778 east of Mineola. 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.

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.