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TxDOT Road Projects

Posted/updated on: May 5, 2015 at 1:55 am
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TxDOT logoTYLER — Here’s a look at work planned in the district during the Week of May 4. Schedules are subject to change due to weather, equipment or other unforeseen issues. Slow down and pay attention in these and all work zones.

SMITH COUNTY – Tyler Maintenance crews plan to conduct base repair work on Farm Road 2015 between Farm Road 14 and Farm Road 16 as well as on Farm Road 1805 between Farm Road 1253 and the Van Zandt County line. Expect the roadway to be reduced to one lane with flaggers providing traffic control.

Smith County construction projects update:
Loop 323 Widening
*Limits: Tyler’s West Loop and SH 31
*Contractor: Longview Bridge and Road, Ltd.
*Cost: $12 million
This is a widening and bridge replacement project. The contractor is currently working on the east side of the road drilling shafts for the new railroad bridge. The work is being conducted during the day and does not require lane closures. Motorists should continue to use caution when traveling through the 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 1639
*Contractor: Reynolds & Kay, LTD
*Cost: $7.8 million
Culvert and embankment work in the eastbound direction continues as weather permits 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 as wells as a daily construction speed limit of 60 mph when work is being performed on this 18-month job.

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 also being widened to add passing lanes for multiple sections of the roadway in both directions. The expected completion date is the end of May 2015.

Off-System Bridge Replacement Project
*Limits: County Road (CR) 46 at Prairie Creek Tributary
*Contractor: East Texas Bridge, Inc.
*Cost: $490,000
CR 46 remains closed while the outdated bridge is replaced. The contractor expects to lay hot mix bridge approaches this week followed by applying the final surface. Motorists must use alternate routes to reach their destinations. The work is expected to be completed and the roadway opened to traffic by the end of May 2015.

State Highway 64
*Limits: from Chapel Hill to Arp
*Contractor: Drewery Construction
*Cost: $3.9 million
TxDOT is asking motorists to use extra caution and watch for flaggers providing traffic control when traveling through this work zone. This Super 2 widening project continues and consists of clearing and grading. Dirt work is currently being performed from CR 299 to just west of Arp where the work zone speed limit is 60 mph. The daily speed zone reduction is posted when workers are present. Expect lane closures.

GREGG COUNTY – Longview Maintenance crews are conducting mill and inlay work on U.S.Highway 259 north of the city from north of Henderson Lane to the county line. Work will be performed in both the northbound and southbound lanes during the next few weeks. Expect lane closures

Gregg County construction projects update:
State Highway 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 under way 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.

Farm Road 2275 George Richey Extension (Segments II & III)
*Limits: McCann Road to U.S. 259
*Contractor: East Texas Bridge, Inc.
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. This is new location construction work and is not expected to impact traffic.

Loop 281 at Farm Road 2087 Overpass
*Limits: SH 31 to approximately one mile south of SH 31
*Contractor: Longview Bridge and Road, Ltd.
This project is in Phase III of construction with traffic moved off the existing loop onto the detours. The contractor is currently placing bridge deck panels in preparation of pouring the bridge deck. Other work includes building a temporary earth retaining wall, the bridge headers and storm drain. Traffic can expect some delays during the peak evening hours. Caution advised during travel through this work zone.

State Highway 42
*Limits: From SH 31 north to I-20
*Contractor: Reynolds & Kay, Ltd.
Construction is anticipated to resume in about two weeks. Work has been on hold as details for a turn lane at Hillcrest Road are updated. When it resumes, the contractor will be conducting more curb and gutter and guardrail work. Drivers can expect minimal impacts at this time. Nighttime operations could be implemented on this job at some point.

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.
The contractor has installed these signs but additional work remains. There is little impact to traffic as this project moves toward completion.

ANDERSON COUNTY – Maintenance crews in Palestine are conducting base repairs and level up work on Farm Road 837 just south of Franklin between State Highway 155 and Farm Road 315. Expect lane closures with flaggers providing traffic control.

Anderson County construction project 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 is closed at Beaver Creek and work is under way to build the new bridge. Motorists must use alternate routes to reach their destinations. The work is expected to be completed in May.

CHEROKEE COUNTY – Jacksonville and Rusk Maintenance crews remain on Farm Road 13 making base and edge repairs. Expect intermittent lane closures with flaggers providing traffic control.

HENDERSON COUNTY – Athens Maintenance is preparing for summer seal coat operations by performing level up and overlay activities on State Highway 274 between Farm Road 3225 and Farm Road 85. Expect lane closures.

Henderson County construction project update:
Farm Road 317 Widening Project
Big Creek Construction is working on the slopes along the FM 317 widening project from FM 314 to FM 607. Expect lane closures.

RUSK COUNTY – Mill and inlay operations utilizing heavy equipment continues on State Highway 43 between the Traffic Star/U.S. Highway 259 and Farm Road 1251 tops this week’s schedule for Henderson Maintenance. Expect traffic to be reduced to one lane carrying two-way traffic controlled with a pilot car.

TxDOT contractor, Striping Technology, Inc., will have a crew in Rusk County Monday as part of the district-wide safety project to add centerline rumble strips on Farm Road 13 from State Highway 42East to Loop 571 in Henderson. This work will also be done on U.S. 79 Highway from State Highway 42 to northeast of the Cherokee County line, and on Farm Road 225 from U.S. Highway 79 in Henderson to Farm Road 1798North. This is a mobile operation and will require a combination of lane closures.

Rusk County construction project update:
SH 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 begins work to widen the roadway. Construction of the retaining wall continues. Recent work includes the removable of the traffic signal at North Marshall Street and implementing STOP Signs. Caution is advised as motorists acclimate to the change in traffic flow. 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. 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
This contract includes base repairs, seal coat and applying a new overlay surface. Motorists can expect delays during daytime hours as traffic control includes reducing the roadway to one lane. Slow down and be prepared to stop in this work zone.

VAN ZANDT COUNTY – Maintenance crews in Canton are still working on Farm Road 16 between State Highway 64 and Interstate Highway 20 to conduct needed work in preparation for the summer seal coat program. Expect daytime lane closures.

Van Zandt County construction projects update:
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.
*Cost: $1.02 million
Both of these roads remain closed at the bridges with the contractor currently doing general clean up and seeding. Spring openings are still anticipated.

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.
*ost: $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.
*Cost: $11.9 million
The contractor is conducting work around driveways north of SH 64. Work to rebuild the roadway from Edom to the Henderson County line is under way. Expect lane closures.

WOOD COUNTY – Mineola Maintenance crews continue to prepare roadways for summer seal coat including placing a hot mix overlay on State Highway 11 from Winnsboro east toward the Camp County line. Work will also be conducted on State Highway 154 east of Quitman near Liberty
Church and on Farm Road 17 at the Wood/Van Zandt county line. Expect lane closures at each location.

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.
*Cost: $7.7 million
The contractor continues to make repairs to the road’s base as this project on SH 37 gets under way. Expect lane closures.



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