TxDOT Project Updates

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

UNDATED — The Texas Department of Transportation is scheduled to perform traffic counts in 22 locations on state roadways across the eight-county Tyler District this week. The counts, which are the basis for many of the decisions TxDOT makes, from funding to scheduling maintenance and construction projects, will be conducted on a 24-hour basis at each location through April 8.

“Traffic counts are a cornerstone of our decision-making process,” said TxDOT public information officer Larry Krantz. “They give us a snapshot of today’s traffic volumes, but they also help create a much larger and informative picture when compared year-over-year.” The traffic-counting devices consist of a rubber tube stretched across the roadway and count traffic in both directions on a given roadway, and the results are collected in Austin by TxDOT’s Transportation Planning and Programming Division. Results of the counts will not be available until the counts are completed statewide.

LONGVIEW — Texas Department of Transportation maintenance crews this week are scheduled to perform pavement repair operations in various locations on Farm Road 1845 (Pine Tree Road), then move to Farm Road 2205 (Jaycee Drive) between Loop 281 and State Highway 31.

Also this week, construction crews this week are scheduled to perform seal coat and resurfacing operations on U.S. Highway 80 (West Marshall Avenue) west of Fisher Road, and striping crews are scheduled to begin striping the final surface on State Highway 135 between Interstate Highway 20 and State Highway 31 in Kilgore beginning mid-week. Daytime lane closures will be in effect in each location while the work is in progress, and motorists are encouraged to seek alternate routes if possible to avoid delays.

VAN ZANDT COUNTY — Texas Department of Transportation maintenance crews this week are scheduled to repair and resurface Farm Road 47 west of Canton in various locations between State Highway 243 and State Highway 198.

A second crew will be performing fog seal operations on Interstate Highway 20 frontage roads between the Kaufman County Line and Turner-Hayden Road, and in various locations on Farm Road 1504 between Myrtle Springs and Edgewood, and Farm Road 1395 between Farm Road 859 north of Edgewood and Farm Road 47 near Lake Tawakoni. Daytime lane closures will be in effect in each location while the work is in progress, and flaggers will control traffic.

CHEROKEE COUNTY — Texas Department of Transportation contractor Big Creek Construction, Ltd., of Hewitt, is scheduled to begin work on a pair of Cherokee County projects this week, beginning with work on Farm Road 752. The project calls for adding 3-foot shoulders and resurfacing FM 752 between Farm Road 241 in Rusk to County Road 2405 south of Rusk, followed by the same work on Farm Road 2137 between Farm Road 344 west of Bullard and Farm Road 855. Work on FM 2137 is scheduled to begin once FM 752 is largely completed. The approximate $978,000 project let to contract in December and work on both roadways is scheduled for completion this fall. Daytime lane closures will be in effect while the work is in progress.

SMITH COUNTY — The Texas Department of Transportation announced its plans to temporarily close County Road 1141 (Dean Road) at its intersection with County Road 1130 beginning April 18 for approximately one month to allow for reconstruction of the intersection. The work is being done in conjunction with the Toll 49, Segment 3A project which is scheduled for completion in 2012. Detours will be posted.