News Release provided by Tim Monzingo – Public Information Officer for Texas Department of Transportation, Lufkin District – Phone: (936) 208-5651 – Email: timothy.monzingo@txdot.gov
Lufkin District Construction Updates
Good afternoon,
Below is a description of the work planned for June 21 through July 3 in the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) Lufkin District.
Project timelines are subject to change due to material availability and weather conditions.
TxDOT offices are operating with reduced staff today in observance of Emancipation Day.
District Wide Projects
Contract sealcoat work is moving right along. Next week, work will occur on: State Highway (SH) 21 and SH 7 in Nacogdoches County; SH 7, SH 94, and Farm-to-Market Road (FM) 1271 in Angelina County; and FM 229 in Houston County. Trinity, Polk and San Jacinto will be the next phase of the project.
This is a moving operation requiring lane closures.
Area Office Projects
Lufkin Area Office (Angelina, Houston, and Sabine counties)
Angelina County
- US 59, Redland Project.
Contractors will continue dirt and embankment work, and drill shafts at the Mill Creek Bridge. - FM 324, bridge replacement and roadway rehabilitation.
Concrete bridge caps will be poured by the contractor. There will be lane closures for construction vehicles and equipment to enter and exit the jobsite. - US 69, cable median barrier.
Contractors will pour concrete mow strip for the cable barrier on U.S. 69 south of Zavalla. Lane closures will be required, and the speed limit has been lowered in the work zone limits. - State Loop (SL) 287, auxiliary lanes and turn lanes.
Widening on the eastbound main lanes near Scenic Acres Drive will occur. Scenic Acres Drive at SL 287 will be closed to traffic daily and will be reopened at the end of each day’s work.
Houston County
- SH 7 (Houston and Leon counties), Trinity River bridge and reliefs.
Placing sod, mowing and seeding continues. - SL 304 overlay.
Slope and shoulder work will occur, requiring intermittent lane closures. - FM 2076 rehabilitation and roadway widening.Daily lane closures will occur while asphalt work is performed.
Livingston Area Office (Polk, San Jacinto, and Trinity counties)
Polk and San Jacinto counties
- US 59, Cable Median Barrier.
Cable-barrier installation in the median will continue between Leggett and Livingston, and silt fence will be removed in Livingston.
Polk County
- US 59, Corrigan Relief Route.
Crews will: tie reinforcing steel for the main lane US 287 bridge and other bridges; set deck panels and tie steel framing for the north railroad bridge; set rebar forms at the north tie-in on the southbound exit; place rock at the north tie-in drainage outfall; perform dirt work and culvert installation at the south tie-in, and shoulder work at the north tie-in; and place new reflective markers at the northbound exit and southbound entrance. - FM 2610 at Menard Creek.
Work on bridge approaches is scheduled. - County road bridge projects.
- Piney Creek on Carmona Road: steel bridge cap structures will be built.
- Long King Creek on Old Bearing Road: workers will construct work platforms and overhangs for the bridge.
San Jacinto County
- US 59, Shepherd to Cleveland upgrade to interstate standards.
Crews will prepare the deck on the bridge for finishing work; build out approaches to the bridge; mix road base north of Red Road; continue installing wall panels and retaining wall embankments; and prime coat the north and southbound main lanes. - SH 156, Stephen Creek bridge replacement.
Debris clean-up and bridge demolition will continue. - SH 150 sidewalk project.
Riprap will continue to be installed.
Nacogdoches Area Office (Nacogdoches, San Augustine, and Shelby counties)
Nacogdoches County
- US 59 intersection improvements at SL 224.
Crews will continue demolishing the old pavement. - SH 7 and CR 724, Moral Bayou bridge project.
The contractor will install hot mix on CR 724 and establis non-mow strips on SH 7 for guardrail installation. Guardrail installation on the SH 7 bridge is planned for June 22 and sealcoating is planned for June 24. There will be daily lane closures.
Sabine County
- US 96.
Hot-mix operations will require daily lane closures.
Shelby County
- FM 139 at Teneha Bayou.
The contractor will be installing riprap. - County road bridge projects.Hot mix application will occur at the bridge tie-ins on CR 3689 on Cypress Creek, CR 1440 at Irish Creek and CR 1049 at Straw Creek.
Reminder to Motorists
Drivers are urged to remain alert in work zones, obey posted traffic controls, and watch for construction crews and equipment. Remember to move over or slow down to 20 mph below the posted speed limit when passing or approaching TxDOT vehicles, law enforcement, tow trucks, utility vehicles, municipal waste trucks, and emergency responders with activated overhead lights on the side of the road.
Please remember to buckle up, stay sober, and Drive like a Texas: Kind, Courteous, Safe.