Summer Seal Coat Program Underway

TYLER – TxDOT’s district wide Summer Seal Coat program is underway in Cherokee, Van Zandt, and Wood counties. Seal coat operations will be conducted on roadways around the eight-county Tyler District for the next several months. Crews are currently working on U.S. Highway 69 in Cherokee County. Work continued Saturday on U.S. 69 as well as on U.S. Highway 80 in Van Zandt County. Seal coat is the department’s preventive maintenance program. It uses a two-step process to cover existing roadway surfaces with a layer of hot asphalt followed by rock. This seals the roadway to keep water. This will add years of life, requires less maintenance and provides a new driving surface for motorists.