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
TxDOT offices will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 11, in observance of Veterans Day.
The weekly activity update is below.
Please remember that timelines are subject to change due to weather conditions and material availability.
Nacogdoches Area Office
(Nacogdoches, San Augustine, and Shelby counties)
Nacogdoches County Construction Projects
- US 59, intersection improvements at SL 224.
Preparation for riprap installation and bridge-deck pouring is planned. Bond breaker will be applied in various locations of the project. - FM 2259, widening and improvement
Daily lane closures will occur while the contractor continues work in the right-of-way. - US 59, turn-lane extensions
Traffic barriers will be moved. Daily lane closures will continue. - US 259, overlay between SH 204 and FM 698
The contractor will prepare to paint permanent striping on the new road surface. - BU 59, SH/BS 7, SH/BS 21, and FM 2259 striping
Additional work is planned on SH 7 west. - US 259, widening and turn lane construction between SH 204 and the Rusk County line
Work is expected to begin on Monday, Nov. 9.
Nacogdoches County Maintenance Projects
Work on SH 7 will continue. Sign maintenance, herbicide application, and patching will occur in various locations.
Sabine County Construction Projects
- US 96, road rehabilitation
Work on guardrails will continue.
Sabine County Maintenance Projects
Milling will continue on SH 103. Mowing is planned on FM 2426. Crews will also apply herbicide in the right-of-way throughout the county.
San Augustine County Maintenance Projects
The SH 103 mill-and-inlay project will continue.
Shelby County Maintenance Projects
Overlay work on FM 3172 will continue. Vegetation management, sign maintenance and patching will occur throughout the county.
Lufkin Area Office (Angelina, Houston, and Sabine counties)
Angelina County Construction Projects
- US 59, Redland Project.
The contractor will continue dirt and paving work during the day and night, respectively. - Business (BU) 59/Timberland Drive, resurfacing, and striping
Repair work in the 1100 block of Timberland Drive will be conducted at night beginning Nov. 9. A mobile operation to stripe the repaired area will begin after repairs are completed. Lane closures will occur. - Farm-to-Market Road (FM) 324, bridge replacement and roadway rehabilitation.
Crews will prepare for the delivery and setting of steel bridge beams. Lane closures will occur. - State Loop (SL) 287, auxiliary and turn lanes.
Driveway work on the westbound lanes will occur. - SL 287, district culvert cleaning
The contractor will be removing silt from the culvert on SL 287 near the Ellen Trout Memorial Zoo. Lane closures are not expected.
Angelina County Maintenance Projects
Level-up work will continue on State Highway (SH) 7. Crews will work on signs, patching, and sweeping on US 59 main lanes and frontage roads.
Houston County Construction Projects
- SL 304, overlay.
Contractors will be hauling dirt, performing dirt work, and backfilling. They will also conduct a mobile operation applying emulsion and continuing shouldering up. There will be lane closures with a pilot vehicle and flaggers directing traffic. - FM 2076, rehabilitation, and roadway widening.
The contractor will work on shoulders, embankments, driveways, and drainage structures at the west end of the project. Junction boxes will be installed at the SL 304 intersection. Traffic will be controlled by flaggers in the work zone. - FM 227, widening and rehabilitation
Work on cross culverts, driveway pavement and safety end treatments will require intermittent lane closures. - FM 3016, widening and rehabilitation
Headwall work will continue.
Houston County Maintenance Projects
Spot-base work will occur on SH 19 south. Sign, herbicide application, and road patching is also planned.
Livingston Area Office (Polk, San Jacinto, and Trinity counties)
Polk/San Jacinto County Construction Project
- US 59, cable median barrier.
Repairs will be made to barrier sections damaged by crashes near Livingston.
Polk County Construction Projects
- US 59, Corrigan Relief Route.
Crews will set deck panels and pour concrete for the north railroad bridge, which will require lane closures. Shoulder work is scheduled near the southern railroad bridge. They will continue concrete work on the main lanes. Embankment, subgrade and headwall work is planned at the north tie in. - US/BU 59, Diboll and northern Polk County mill and inlay.
Crack repair work will continue. - US 59, Morgan Creek bridge maintenance.
The contractor will continue vegetation seeding in the work zone. - US 190, Lake Livingston bridge maintenance.
Preparations and traffic-control plan reviews will continue. - County road bridge projects.
- Piney Creek on Carmona Road: Contractors will tie steel and work on forming the bridge slab.
- US 59/US 190, pavement and soil sampling
Crews will begin drilling to obtain pavement cores and soil samples in Livingston. Additional details on the project are available at TxDOT.gov.
Polk County Maintenance Projects
Seal-coat prep work on FM 1988 will continue. Sign maintenance and herbicide application is also planned.
San Jacinto County Construction Projects
- US 59, Shepherd to Cleveland upgrade to interstate standards.
Ditch excavation and embankment work along the southbound frontage roads will continue. Crews will tie steel forms and weld mesh for pavement and bridge structures. - SH 156, Stephen Creek bridge replacement.
Work on bridge rails is planned.
San Jacinto County Maintenance Projects
Crews will perform mill-and-inlay work on SH 156. Seal coat prep work will occur on US 190.
Trinity County Maintenance Projects
Work on the edges of FM 2915 will require lane closures. Sign maintenance and patching is planned throughout the county.
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, and other vehicles with activated overhead lights on the side of the road.
Please remember to buckle up, stay sober, and Drive like a Texan: Kind. Courteous. Safe.