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
Here is the update on what work is planned in the Lufkin District next week:
Nacogdoches Area Office
(Nacogdoches, San Augustine, and Shelby counties)
Nacogdoches County Construction Projects
- US 59, intersection improvements at SL 224.
Steel for concrete riprap will be installed along SL 224 north. Crews will prepare to pour bridge deck and apply bond breaker to the road.
- FM 2259, widening and improvement
Stumps left over from the right-of-way clearing will be removed, requiring daily lane closures.
- US 59, turn-lane extensions
Daily lane closures are planned while concrete barriers are set up for the next section of the project.
- US 259, overlay between SH 204 and FM 698
Permanent striping will be painted. Expect daily lane closures.
- 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
Right-of-way preparation is planned.
Nacogdoches County Maintenance Projects
Leveling work is planned on FM 226 and seal coat preparation is planned on FM 95. Crews will follow up on calls from the public, patch roads, apply herbicide and work on signage.
Sabine County Construction Projects
- US 96, road rehabilitation
Work on guardrails will continue.
Sabine County Maintenance Projects
Sign maintenance and vegetation management is planned. Crews will work on the mow strip on FM 2426.
San Augustine County Maintenance Projects
The SH 103 mill-and-inlay project will continue.
Shelby County Maintenance Projects
Crews will continue the overlay on FM 3172 and begin the overlay on FM 415. Regular sign and vegetation maintenance, and road patching is also planned.
Lufkin Area Office
(Angelina, Houston, and Sabine counties)
Angelina County Construction Projects
- US 59, Redland Project.
Daytime and nighttime work will continue.
- Business (BU) 59/Timberland Drive, resurfacing, and striping
Night work in the 1100 block of Timberland Drive will continue. 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.
Hot-mix asphalt will be applied between State Loop (SL) 287 south and the Hurricane Creek bridge. Temporary shoring will be built near the bridge and steel girders will be placed. Daily lane closures are expected.
- State Loop (SL) 287, auxiliary and turn lanes.
Hot mix and surface mix will be applied to the Southwood Drive on ramp to SL 287. The ramp is anticipated to open sometime next week, at which time operations will shift to the Southwood Drive exit ramp. Right-lane closures are expected daily as work progresses.
- SL 287, district culvert cleaning
Work in front of the zoo will continue before crews move to FM 343 at the Angelina River to install riprap.
Angelina County Maintenance Projects
TxDOT crews will mill and inlay along SH 7. Herbicide will be applied along various roads, and sign maintenance is also planned.
Houston County Construction Projects
- SL 304, overlay.
The contractor will work on erosion control on the road shoulders and make repairs in the non-mow area. Traffic will need to follow a pilot vehicle through the work zone.
- FM 2076, rehabilitation, and roadway widening.
Work will is planned on shoulders, embankment, drainage structures and driveways on the west end of the work zone. Junction bozed will be installed at the SL 304 and FM 2076 intersection.
- FM 227, widening and rehabilitation
Intermittent lane closures are planned while culvert work progresses. Right of way preparation is expected to be completed. Work on driverways and safety end treatments is planned as well.
- FM 3016, widening and rehabilitation
Headwall work will continue. Drivers should stay alert for construction traffic entering and exiting the work zone.
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.
Sections of cable barrier damaged by vehicle crashes will be repaired.
Polk County Construction Projects
- US 59, Corrigan Relief Route.
Contractors will continue work on the north railroad bridge by building steel forms, setting precast deck panels and pouring concrete. They will continue building the northbound US 287 exit road structure. Embankment work, steel form construction and work on drainage structures will occur at the north tie in. Crews will also continue building various forms for use throughout the project.
- US/BU 59, Diboll and northern Polk County mill and inlay.
Workers will be removing asphaly and concrete for crack repairs.
- US 190, Lake Livingston bridge maintenance.
The contractor will be installing support cables and work-platform panels.
- County road bridge projects.
Piney Creek on Carmona Road: Crews are preparing to pour concrete and will continue tying steel forms and working on the slab.
- US 59/us 190, pavement and soil sampling.
Work obtaining pavement cores and soil samples in Livingston will continue.
Polk County Maintenance Projects
Sweeping on US 59, sign maintenance and herbicide application will occur.
San Jacinto County Construction Projects
- US 59, Shepherd to Cleveland upgrade to interstate standards.
Excavation and mixing of subgrade materials on the southbound frontage road is scheduled. Riprap will be installed at two bridges. Crews will build casing forms near Red Road and stripe overhangs at the main lane overpass.
San Jacinto County Maintenance Projects
Seal coat preparations will continue on US 190. Crews will also perform sign maintenance.
Trinity County Maintenance Projects
Work on FM 2915 will continue. Sign maintenance is also planned.
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.