Today is Friday March 29, 2024
ktbb logo


Some Area Roads Still Closed Following Storms

Posted/updated on: May 14, 2015 at 2:26 am
Print Friendly, PDF & Email


washedout County Road 496EAST TEXAS — Due to the Sunday night storms, some area roads remain closed, or soon will be. TxDOT Monday announced plans to close FM 3204 east of SH 31 in Brownsboro on Friday, May 15, for emergency repairs. The emergency contract to replace the box culvert has been awarded to East Texas Bridge. According to TxDOT, the contractor will set barricades, close the roadway on both ends to through traffic, and start work Friday morning, weather permitting. It is expected to take about three months (late July) to remove and replace the existing structure. Motorists must use alternate routes to reach their destinations. The cost to replace the culvert is $474,700.

In Smith County, because of washed out or collapsed culverts, the roads will be closed until further notice. They include:

CR 411, between CR 472 and FM 849 (Undermined pavement at culvert, culvert will need to be replaced);
CR 42, between Texas Highway 110 and FM 724 (Culvert wash out, should be replaced later this week, depending on weather);
CR 496, from CR 41 to CR 497 (Culvert wash out, will have to be ordered);
CR 499, from CR 4101 to CR 498 (Wash on road, culvert has debris in it).

Several county roads that were closed earlier because of downed trees and power lines have been reopened:
CR 458;
CR 459;
CR 460;
CR 424 had sinkhole that was repaired Monday.

Crews around the eight-county Tyler District continue to monitor and respond to flooded and debris-filled roadways following a night of storms. Motorists should use caution during travels. Henderson County is reporting flooding and washed out roadways. FM 315 is washed out and closed about 3 miles from SH 31. FM 1616 has two washouts – about a mile from Loop 7 and a second location about a mile from FM 773. Flooded roadways include: FM 2636, FM 1803, and FM 3441. FM 773 at Kickapoo Creek is now open to traffic. FM 314 at Kickapoo Creek in Brownsboro is passable but there is still water over the road. Crews are on site monitoring this area.



News Partner
Advertisement
Advertisement Advertisement

 
Advertisement
Advertisement

© 1999 - 2024 Copyright ATW Media, LLC