TxDOT Project Updates

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

VAN ZANDT COUNTY — Texas Department of Transportation contractor A.K. Gillis & Sons, Inc., of Sulphur Springs, is working to rebuild Farm Road 2339 between Farm Road 1861 south of Martins Mill and Farm Road 773 south of Ben Wheeler. The approximate $1.7 million project let in March and is scheduled for completion by the end of the year. Motorists should expect one-lane traffic during work hours and seek alternate routes if possible to avoid delays.

Also this week in Van Zandt County, TxDOT maintenance crews this week are scheduled to continue base and pavement repairs on FM 859 between Edgewood and Interstate Highway 20. A second crew is scheduled to conclude fog seal operations on IH 20 service roads between the Kaufman County Line and Farm Road 859, on Farm Road 17 between IH 20 and State Highway 64, and on State Highway 198 between Farm Road 47 and Farm Road 3080.

Finally this week, crews are scheduled to continue resurfacing operations on Farm Road 314 south of Van between Farm Road 1995 and State Highway 64. 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.

TENNESSEE COLONY — Texas Department of Transportation construction crews this week are scheduled to begin approximately three weeks of resurfacing work on Farm Road 645 between U.S. Highway 287 north of Tennessee Colony and Farm Road 3328 near the TDCJ Beto I Unit. A second construction crew is scheduled to begin pouring concrete rip-rap for erosion control on SE Loop 256 in Palestine near Palestine High School.

Finally this week, TxDOT maintenance crews are scheduled to perform resurfacing operations in various locations on Farm Road 59 between U.S. Highway 287 and the Henderson County Line. Daytime lane closures will be in effect in each location while the work is in progress, and flaggers will control traffic.

SMITH COUNTY — Beginning Tuesday, Texas Department of Transportation maintenance crews this week are scheduled to perform base and pavement repairs on the Loop 323 Extension between NE Loop 323 and U.S. Highway 271 north of Tyler.
Daytime lane closures will be in effect while the work is in progress, and flaggers will control traffic.

Also in Tyler, on Sunday, survey crews worked on West Loop 323 at the railroad overpass just south of State Highway 31 (Front Street). The work was done in advance of a project scheduled for 2013 to eliminate the bottleneck at that location by expanding the loop to six lanes in that area.

HENDERSON COUNTY — Texas Department of Transportation maintenance crews this week are scheduled to perform pavement-repair operations on State Highway 31 in Malakoff. Daytime lane closures will be in effect while the work is in progress, and flaggers will control traffic in two-lane areas.

LONGVIEW — Texas Department of Transportation maintenance crews this week are scheduled to perform pavement repairs on Spur 63 in various locations between North Loop 281 and State Highway 31. The work is in preparation for a resurfacing project later this spring. 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 continue edge repairs on Farm Road 2869 north of Farm Road 2088. The work is in preparation for a seal coat application later this summer.

A second crew is scheduled to make edge repairs on Farm Road 515 west of Farm Road 2225. Daytime lane closures will be in effect in each location while the work is in progress, and flaggers will control traffic.

RUSK — Texas Department of Transportation maintenance crews this week are scheduled to continue pavement repair operations on U.S. Highway 84 in Rusk in the curb-and-gutter section between U.S. Highway 69 and State Highway 110. Daytime lane closures will be in effect while the work is in progress, and flaggers will control traffic in two-lane areas.