TxDOT Project Updates
Posted/updated on: August 23, 2010 at 3:58 pm
TYLER — Here’s a quick look at events and work planned in the Tyler District of the Texas Department of Transportation.
SMITH COUNTY — The Texas Department of Transportation is scheduled to begin a
month-long closure of Farm Road 16 beginning Wednesday, August 25 so a pair of functionally obsolete bridges can be upgraded. The two bridges to be upgraded are located just west of Farm Road 757 on FM 16 near Starrville. FM 16 will be open to local traffic only while the bridges are undergoing the upgrades, but closed to all traffic at the bridge under construction.
“Completely closing a roadway while work is in progress is always the last option,” said TxDOT public information officer Larry Krantz. “But in this case, due to the narrow width on the bridge and the potential time savings closing the road offers, we decided closing the roadway would be our best option.”
Before the project begins, TxDOT will post the following detour: Eastbound traffic should take State Highway 155 south to U.S. Highway 271, then north on US 271 to Farm Road 757. Westbound traffic should take FM 757 south to US 271, then take US 271 south to SH 155, then north on SH 155 to Winona.
Motorists also have the option of using Interstate Highway 20 between SH 155 and US 271. Once the two bridges west of FM 757 have been upgraded, two additional bridges between FM 757 and US 271 will undergo similar upgrades. That section of FM 16 will also be closed to thru-traffic while work is in progress.
RUSK COUNTY — Texas Department of Transportation maintenance crews this week are scheduled to perform base and pavement repairs in various locations on Farm Road 13 between Loop 571 in Henderson and State Highway 42. Crews are also scheduled make base repairs on Farm Road 1251 between Farm Road 3231 and Farm Road 2658 in far eastern Rusk County, and on FM 2658 between State Highway 43 and FM 1251. 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.
VAN ZANDT COUNTY — Texas Department of Transportation maintenance crews this week are scheduled to perform base and pavement repairs on Farm Road 1255 between Farm Road 17 and Interstate Highway 20, and on Farm Road 1653. Daytime lane closures will be in effect while the work is in progress, and flaggers and a pilot vehicle will control traffic. Loose gravel may be present for several days following a seal coat application.
