TxDOT: Project Updates
Posted/updated on: July 6, 2010 at 2:49 am
TYLER — Here’s a quick look at events and work planned in the Tyler District this week.
TYLER – The Texas Department of Transportation’s annual preventative maintenance program known as “District-Wide Seal Coat” is scheduled to resume on Tuesday 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
* U.S. Highway 79 from the Neches River Bridge north to Farm Road 747 north, just west of Jacksonville; and
* U.S. Highway 69 in Cherokee County between Farm Road 2493 in Bullard and U.S. Highway 175 in Jacksonville.
Second Crew
* State Highway 21 in Cherokee County between Alto and the Houston County Line;
* 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.
SMITH COUNTY — Texas Department of Transportation maintenance crews this week are scheduled to perform pavement-repair operations on State Highway 135 north of Arp between Farm Road 838 and the Rusk County Line. Daytime lane closures will be in effect while the work is in progress, and flaggers will control traffic. Motorists are encouraged to seek alternate routes if possible to avoid delays.
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.
ATHENS — Texas Department of Transportation maintenance crews this week are scheduled to perform pavement-repair operations on SH 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 continue base and pavement repairs on Farm Road 1255 between Interstate Highway 20 and Farm Road 773. Daytime lane closures will be in effect while the work is in progress, and flaggers will control traffic in two-lane areas.
WINNSBORO — Beginning Monday, July 12, Texas Department of Transportation maintenance crews are scheduled to perform pavement repairs on State Highway 37 between Farm Road 515 and State Highway 11 in Winnsboro. Daytime lane closures will be in effect while the work is in progress, and motorists should be prepared to reduce speed and merge in and around the work zone.
