Portion of South Tyler Trail to Be Temporarily Diverted

TYLER — Due to the reconstruction of the Oncor power line from the Elkton substation to the Bullard substation, a portion of the South Tyler Hike and Bike Trail will be closed temporarily to allow for work to be completed. The portion of the trail that will be most impacted is between Shady Oaks Drive and Broadway Avenue. The contractor for Oncor will close the trail to pedestrian traffic at the pole locations for extended periods of time. The section of trail that crosses under the bridge on Grande will also be barricaded as work progresses on a pole near this location. Pedestrians will be able to cross Broadway at the signalized intersection or they can utilize the tunnel under Broadway.

The Oncor construction project involves replacing the wire and structures that support transmission lines from the substation off Old Noonday Road, just south of Grande Boulevard, to the east for 2.4 miles to the substation at the southwest corner of Broadway Avenue and Grande Boulevard.

Construction is expected to begin in the next couple of weeks. Chapman Construction, the contractor for Oncor, will start at the substation near Old Noonday Road and move east. The crew pouring the deep foundations will begin around the beginning of March. The contractor will require daily single lane closures on Grande Boulevard at various locations for construction equipment such as cranes to perform the work. The construction should be complete in late April and clean up could last into May. For questions regarding reconstruction of the power line, call Oncor at 888-313-6862.