TxDOT Road Projects
Posted/updated on: July 14, 2015 at 1:41 am
TYLER — Here’s a look at work planned in the district during the Week of July 13, 2015. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues.
Crews will close the Interstate Highway 20 eastbound Toll 49 Exit Ramp Monday morning for repairs. The work is expected to be completed by noon. Motorists should plan to take an alternate route to reach their destination.
District wide Seal Coat Operations will return on July 20. Meanwhile, striping operations continue in Anderson and Van Zandt counties on those roadways that have been sealed. Expect lane closures.
SMITH COUNTY – Tyler crews are conducting ditch work around Smith County. Expect lanes closures as the roadways will be reduced to one lane with traffic controlled by flaggers.
Smith County construction projects update:
Loop 323 Widening
*Limits: Tyler’s West Loop and SH 31
*Contractor: Longview Bridge and Road, Ltd., of Longview
*Cost: $12 million
This widening and bridge replacement project is in full swing with the contractor currently working on the retaining wall on both sides of the roadway. Abutment walls are being poured this week. Plans are also underway for night work to remove the remaining portion of the existing railroad bridge. No lane closures are planned but motorists should use caution when traveling through this active work zone.
The project includes widening Loop 323 from SH 31 to Shaw Street. The speed limit on Loop 323 in the work zone has been reduced to 45 mph from SH 64 to Shaw Street. The completion date is early 2016.
State Highway 31East Widening Project
*Limits: From FM 757 to FM 2012
*Contractor: Reynolds & Kay, LTD
*Cost: $7.8 million
Culvert and embankment work in the eastbound lanes is ongoing on this project to add passing lanes for multiple sections of roadway in both the eastbound and westbound directions. Once the widening is complete, a seal coat and final surface will be applied. Motorists should expect delays and shoulder closures as wells as a daily construction speed limit of 60 mph when work is being performed on this 18-month job. Expect shoulder closures.
State Highway 31East Widening Project
*Limits: From FM 850 to FM 757
*Contractor: East Texas Bridge, Inc.
*Cost: $3.4 million
This portion of SH 31E from FM 850 east of Tyler to FM 757 is being widened to add passing lanes for multiple sections of the roadway in both directions. The new passing lanes are open to traffic. The contractor is performing final work and inspections. Expect lane delays. The project is nearing completion.
Off-System Bridge Replacement Project
*Limits: County Road (CR) 46 at Prairie Creek Tributary
*Contractor: East Texas Bridge, Inc.
*Cost: $490,000
The new bridge is completed and CR 46 is open to traffic. Final inspections are underway and the project is expected to be closed out in a few weeks.
Off-System Bridge Replacement Project
*Limits: County Roads (CR) 452 and 481
*Contractor: Pierce Construction
*Cost: $560,000
Both roads are closed to through traffic with the contractor preparing to place beams within a couple of weeks. Motorists must use alternate routes to reach their destinations. The work is expected to be completed and the roads opened to traffic in October 2015.
State Highway 64
*Limits: from Chapel Hill to Arp
*Contractor: Drewery Construction of Nacogdoches
*Cost: $3.9 million
Work on the passing lanes between FM 2607 and Arp is underway. TxDOT reminds motorists to use extra caution and to watch for flaggers and a pilot car providing traffic control through this work zone. The Super 2 widening project continues and consists of clearing and grading. Current work includes cement treating subgrade and placing flex base for the passing lanes between FM 2607 and Arp. The daily speed zone reduction is posted at 60 mph when workers are present. Expect delays. Traffic control is conducted by flaggers and a pilot car.
Farm Road 850 Resurfacing Project
*Limits: 0.445 miles southeast of FM 2607 to the Rusk County line in Overton
*Contractor: Drewery Construction of Nacogdoches
*Cost: $2.1 million
Seal coat operations are winding down with the contractor now placing a hot mix surface on the entire project. The project consists of resurfacing the roadway by placing an overlay from FM 2607 to SH 135 in Overton. Flaggers and a pilot car are providing traffic control. Expect lane closures and delays.
Loop 323 Project
*Limits: From American Legion Road (@ the Loop 323 Extension to US 271) south to Commerce St.
*Contractor: Reynolds and Kay, LTD.
*Cost: $3.4 million
This project includes culvert extensions, base repair, level-up and placing an overlay. Culvert work is expected to start this week. Expect shoulder closures. The project should be completed in November 2015.
GREGG COUNTY – Longview Maintenance crews continue to conduct mill and inlay work on U.S. Highway 259North between Spur 502 and the Upshur County line. Expect lane closures as this work continues for the next few weeks.
Gregg County construction projects update:
Spur 63 (McCann Road) at Guthrie Creek
*Limits: approximately 0.1 mile north and south of Guthrie Creek
*Contractor: Longview Bridge and Road, Ltd., of Longview
*Cost: $435,000
This is an emergency repair contract for restoring and stabilizing the box culvert and its wing walls at Guthrie Creek. There will be lane closures daily after 9 a.m. The work should take about two months to complete.
I-20 Total Maintenance Contract
*Limits: Gregg, Smith and Van Zandt counties
*Contractor: Fireman Excavating
A subcontractor is continuing mill and inlay work in the westbound lanes of I-20 in Gregg County starting at the Harrison County line. Full depth concrete repairs are ongoing in the westbound lanes of I-20 in Smith County. The work will impact all travel lanes but only one lane at a time. Motorists should expect delays and are advised to use other routes to reach their destinations when possible.
SH 31 Landscape Project
*Limits: 0.3 miles north of FM 2205 (Grace Creek) to 0.2 miles south of U.S. 80 (Cotton) in Longview
*Contractor: South Texas Illuminations, LLC
*Cost: $281,249.70
Work is underway but should not impact traffic. The project comes as a result of the city winning one of 10 Governor’s Community Achievement Awards presented by Keep Texas Beautiful through its partnership with TxDOT, which allocates $2,000,000 a year as landscape incentives to competing communities based on population. Landscape incentives are given for outstanding work in areas of litter prevention and cleanup, public awareness, beautification and property improvement, solid waste management, illegal dumping and enforcement and education.
FM 2275 George Richey Extension (Segments II & III)
*Limits: McCann Road to U.S. 259
*Contractor: East Texas Bridge, Inc.
*Cost: $12.8 million
The contractor continues clearing between Judson and Airline roads. Excavation, embankment, bridge construction, subgrade treatment, storm drain and other work is ongoing between McCann and Judson roads. Paving operations are underway. This new location construction is not expected to impact traffic.
Loop 281 at FM 2087 Overpass
*Limits: SH 31 to approximately one mile south of SH 31
*Contractor: Longview Bridge and Road, Ltd., of Longview.
*Cost: $13.2 million
This project is in Phase III of construction with traffic moved off the existing loop onto the detours. With the bridge deck completed, the contractor this week is preparing to start work on the bridge approaches. Expect some delays during the peak evening hours. Caution advised in detour areas.
SH 42
*Limits: From SH 31 north to I-20
*Contractor: Reynolds & Kay, Ltd.
*Cost: $3.7 million
The contractor will be constructing a left turn lane at Hillcrest Road along with storm drain and curb and gutter. Work should occur behind the existing curb with minimal impact to traffic. The majority of the work will be conducted at night. The project should be completed in early fall. Motorists are reminded to use caution in this and all work zones.
I-20 Dynamic Message Signs (DMS)
*Locations
*East of FM 1255 westbound – Van Zandt County
*West of FM 849 eastbound – Smith County
*Derrick Park westbound – Smith County
*Contractor: Highway Intelligent Traffic Solutions Corp.
Final testing of these signs continues. There is little impact to traffic as this project nears completion.
ANDERSON COUNTY – Palestine Maintenance is placing a hot mix overlay on Farm Road 837 just south of Frankston. Work will be conducted at various locations between State Highway 155 and Farm Road 315. Expect lane closures. Look for flaggers, signs and other traffic control devices to guide you through the work zone. Use alternate routes to avoid delays.
Anderson County construction projects update:
Off-System Bridge Replacement Project
*Limits: County Road (CR) 453 at Beaver Creek
*Contractor: Highway 19 Construction of Sulphur Springs, Texas
*Cost: $256,312.87
CR 453 remains closed at Beaver Creek as a new bridge is built. Motorists must use alternate routes to reach their destinations. This project will be completed this month.
Off-System Bridge Replacement Project
*Limits: County Road (CR) 471 at Box Creek
*Contractor: Longview Bridge and Road, Ltd., of Longview
*Cost: $817,412.15
CR 471 at Box Creek is closed to through traffic while a new bridge is constructed. The project is expected to be completed in August 2015.
CHEROKEE COUNTY – Crews in Jacksonville and Rusk are working with District Maintenance Seal Coat Operations and the Special Jobs Crew to seal several roadways over the next couple of weeks. Work is planned on Farm Road 855 from U.S. Highway 69 to U.S. Highway 175; Farm Road 2137 between Farm Road 855 and Farm Road 344; Farm Road 177 from U.S. Highway 69 to State Highway 135; and Farm Road 3052 between Farm Road 177 and the Smith County line. The roadway will be reduced to one lane with flaggers providing traffic control. Slow down and watch for advanced warning signs to guide you.
HENDERSON COUNTY – Athens Maintenance continues the hot mix application on State Highway 274 in the Seven Points area. Base repairs are also being performed on various roads around the county. Expect lane closures with flaggers providing traffic control.
Henderson County construction projects update:
U.S. Highway 175 Widening Project
*Limits: 0.1 miles southeast of FM 804 near Baxter southeast to 1.1 miles east of Loop 60E at Larue
*Contractor: A.L. Helmcamp, Inc. and Big Creek Construction
*Cost: $39.2 million
The project will expand U.S. 175 from two lanes to a four-lane divided roadway with a depressed median. Construction of this Phase I project started April 6, 2015 and should be completed in November 2018.
Farm Road 317 Widening Project
*Limits: From FM 314 to FM 607
*Contractor: Big Creek Construction, Ltd., of Waco Big Creek Construction is conducting cleanup activities and final installations on this job. The project is widening FM 317 from FM 314 to FM 607. Expect lane closures.
Off-System Bridge Replacement Project
*Limits: Cardinal Drive at Little Duncan Creek in Murchison
*Contractor: Hartbeat Construction of Tyler
*Cost: $314,919.44
Cardinal Drive is closed to through traffic while a new bridge is constructed. The project is expected to be completed in August 2015.
RUSK COUNTY – Henderson Maintenance is conducting base repairs on Farm Road 3135 between U.S. Highway 79 and Farm Road 1251 as well as on Farm Road 1251 from Farm Road 3135 to Farm Road 3231. Roadway reduced to one lane carrying traffic in both directions. Expect delays. Also in happening in Rusk County, Farm Road 782 closes to traffic this week between Farm Road 1797 and Farm Road 1716 for a culvert replacement necessitated by recent rain events. Traffic will be redirected to Farm Road 1797 and Farm Road 1716 to reach their destinations. This job will be completed in about a month.
Rusk County construction project updates:
U.S. Highway 259 Resurfacing Project
*Limits: From FM 315 in Mt. Enterprise north to CR 485 about 3 miles north of the FM 1798 overpass
*Contractor: Madden Contracting Company, LLC
*Cost: $4,309,817.27
The work includes milling away more than two inches of thickness from the current surface and applying one course surface treatment and an inch and a half PFC surface. The project is expected to take approximately two months to complete.
State Highway 64 Widening Project
*Limits: 0.173 miles west of BU 64E (N. Marshall St.) east to 0.2 miles west of U.S. 79 (Traffic Star)
*Contractor: Lonestar Equipment Company, Inc.
*Cost: $2.1 million
Motorists should expect periodic delays on this SH 64 construction project in Henderson as the contractor works to widen the roadway. Construction of the retaining wall continues with no impact to traffic. The traffic signal at North Marshall Street has been removed and Stop Signs installed. The signal at Mill St. will remain but will be upgraded. This project started in August 2013 and consists of widening the existing two-lane roadway and constructing a four-lane facility along with a continuous Left Turn Lane with the majority of work being performed outside the existing travel lanes. It is expected to be completed in late summer 2015.
U.S. Highway 84 Resurfacing Project
*Limits: From 2.3 miles west of FM 3055 east to 0.24 miles west of U.S. 259 in Mt. Enterprise
*Contractor: Drewery Construction
*Cost: $1.07 million
The contractor is wrapping up this project conducting final inspections.
VAN ZANDT COUNTY – Canton Maintenance is continuing to make base and edge repairs, conduct overlay work, and perform other maintenance on Farm Road 316 from Farm Road 1861 to State Highway 198. Crews will then conduct base repairs and place an overlay on Farm Road 16. Expect lane
closures.
Van Zandt County construction projects update:
State Highway 64 Widening Project
*Limits: From FM 858 near Ben Wheeler to FM 314
*Contractor: A.L. Helmcamp, Inc., of Buffalo
*Cost: $7.4 million
Work started in December 2012 on this widening project to add shoulders and passing lanes at this location. The project is expected to be completed in August 2015 but construction has been delayed due to excessive rain in the spring.
Off-System Bridge Replacement Projects
*Locations:
*County Road (CR) 2702 at Lacy Fork Tributary
*County Road (CR) 2129 at Flat Creek
*Contractor: Longview Bridge and Road, Ltd., of Longview
*Cost: $1.02 million
Both roads are open to the public as the contractor conducts final oversight activities.
State Highway 198 Widening Project
*Limits: from SH 243 in Canton southwest to 0.4 miles northeast of FM 316 near Phalba
*Contractor: Big Creek Construction, Ltd., of Waco
*Cost: $5 million
Culvert work continues on this widening project. Expect lane closures.
Farm Road 314 Widening Project
*Limits: from I-20 to the Van Zandt/Henderson County line
*Contractor: A.L. Helmcamp, Inc., of Buffalo
*Cost: $11.9 million
The contractor is finishing rehabilitation work that includes dressing up the slopes and placing sod south of Edom. Expect lane closures.
Inter state Highway 20 Project
*Limits: From 1.6 miles east of FM 16 to 2.9 miles east of FM 314
*Contractor: APAC-Texas, Inc.
*Cost: $2.4 million
The contractor is laying hot mix on the eastbound lanes of this I-20 resurfacing project. Expect daily lane closures. Due to traffic impacts no work is planned for Friday’s.
WOOD COUNTY – Crews in Mineola will be performing maintenance around the county. Expect lane closures. Also, the Special Jobs Crew expects to be in Downtown Winnsboro on Thursday, July 9, to conduct mill and inlay work on State Highway 37 north and south of State Highway 11 as well as on State Highway 11 east and west of State Highway 37. This work will impact parking.
Wood County construction project update:
State Highway 37 Roadway Repair
*Limits: from FM 2088 in Quitman to 0.4 miles south of FM 515 in Winnsboro
*Contractor: Longview Bridge and Road, Ltd., of Longview
*Cost: $7.7 million
The contractor expects to complete shoulder and drainage work this week. Paving to place the final surface is expected to start soon. Expect lane closures.
