TxDOT Project Updates
Posted/updated on: July 9, 2013 at 2:14 am
TYLER — Here’s a quick look at other work planned in the Tyler District of the Texas Department of Transportation.
EAST TEXAS — The Texas Department of Transportation’s annual preventative maintenance program known as District-Wide Seal Coat is scheduled to begin Monday in Henderson County, then move through all eight counties of the Tyler District and treat nearly 300 miles of roadway before concluding work in August. Crews are scheduled to seal most of U.S. Highway 175 between Athens and the Kaufman County Line, then move into Anderson County by the weekend, weather permitting.
“Seal coat is a fast-moving operation,” said TxDOT spokesman Larry Krantz. “It’s also cost-effective. We can seal six miles of road for the cost of one mile of hot mix, and the seal coat will last longer.” TxDOT maintenance crews have been working on the roadways to be sealed for the past 18 months, and the seal coat application will help the repairs last for as many as 10 years in some places.
“Water is a roadway’s worst enemy,” Krantz said. “Seal coats help keep water out of any cracks in the roadway surface, which helps keep potholes from forming. This process is our ounce of prevention being preferable to the pound of cure.”
Once in Anderson County, crews are scheduled to seal:
FM 837 between SH 19 and FM 315;
FM 320 between US 79 in Palestine and FM 645;
Loop 256 between US 79 South and US 84 East; and
US 287 between Loop 256 and FM 2419.
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.
HENDERSON – Texas Department of Transportation maintenance crews this week are scheduled to continue pavement-repair operations on US 79 between the Star and Farm Road 225. Daytime lane closures will be in effect while the work is in progress. Motorists are encouraged to seek alternate routes if possible, and be prepared to reduce speed and merge in and around the work zone.
WOOD COUNTY – Texas Department of Transportation maintenance crews this week are scheduled to begin edge work on Farm Road 1804 (Hoard Road) between U.S. Highway 80 and U.S. Highway 69. Daytime lane closures will be in effect while the work is in progress, and flaggers will control traffic.
SMITH COUNTY – Texas Department of Transportation maintenance crews this week are scheduled to perform edge work on Farm Road 2710 east of Lindale, between Farm Road 16 and Farm Road 14. Daytime lane closures will be in effect while the work is in progress and flaggers will control traffic.
Looking ahead to the week of July 15, TxDOT contractor Reynolds & Kay, Ltd., of Tyler, is scheduled to begin base and pavement-repair work on NNE Loop 323 between U.S. Highway 69 (Mineola Highway) and American Legion Drive. The $3.8 million project let to contract in March and is scheduled for completion in the fall.
VAN ZANDT COUNTY – Texas Department of Transportation maintenance crews this week are scheduled to perform base and edge repairs on State Highway 19 north of Canton between Interstate Highway 20 and U.S. Highway 80. Daytime lane closures will be in effect 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 continue resurfacing operations in various locations on Farm Road 855 between U.S. Highway 175 in Cuney and U.S. Highway 69 in Mount Selman.
Looking ahead to the Week of July 15, TxDOT contract crews are scheduled to begin work in Jacksonville on Farm Road 347 (Bolton Street) between Cherokee Street and Loop 456. Daytime lane closures will be in effect in each location while the work is in progress, and flaggers will control traffic.
ANDERSON COUNTY –Texas Department of Transportation maintenance crews this week are scheduled to begin resurfacing operations on Farm Road 3309 (Link Street) between North Loop 256 and Farm Road 315. Later in the week and into the week of the 15th, TxDOT contract crews are scheduled to seal the following roadways in Anderson County, including:
FM 837 between SH 19 and FM 315;
FM 320 between US 79 in Palestine and FM 645;
Loop 256 between US 79 South and US 84 East; and
US 287 between Loop 256 and FM 2419.
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.
