Three Area Road Projects Get State Funding
Posted/updated on: May 7, 2015 at 2:11 am
AUSTIN — In an ongoing effort to improve safety and relieve congestion, the Texas Transportation Commission has approved three construction contracts for the Tyler District. Work on the projects, which total $43.5 million, will start this summer. One of the projects is to repair and resurface a portion of Loop 323 in Tyler. The $3.3million job was awarded to local contractor, Reynolds & Kay, LTD. It stretches 3.5 miles from American Legion Road south to Commerce Street. The anticipated start date for this project is in June.
The commission awarded a $37.8 million contract to Sundt Construction of San Antonio to build the Phase II U.S. 175 Project that runs 3.4 miles from 1.1 miles east of Loop 60E at Larue to just east of Farm Road 315 in Poynor. The project will expand U.S. 175 from two lanes to a four-lane divided roadway with a depressed median. A portion of the project will be built on new location around the south side of Poynor. Construction should begin in June.
The commission also awarded a $2.3 million contract to Big Creek Construction of Lorena, Texas, to repair and resurface U.S. Highway 79 in Anderson County. The project starts at Loop 256 in Palestine and travels southwest 1.4 miles to Tile Factory Road. Construction is also expected to start in June.
