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 15th through June 19th 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 will operate with reduced staff on Friday, June 19th, in observance of Emancipation Day.
Our summer impaired-driving prevention campaign, “Drive Sober. No Regrets.” kicks off Tuesday, June 16th. Follow TxDOT’s social media accounts for messages educating the public about the consequences of intoxicated driving. Feel free to share this messaging. It can save lives and make our roads safer.
District Wide ProjectsContract sealcoat work is underway in the Lufkin District. Next week, work continues in Shelby County. It will progress through the district’s counties in this order: Sabine, San Augustine, Nacogdoches, Angelina, Houston, Trinity, Polk and San Jacinto.
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. Northbound main lane closures will occur. - Business (BU) 59/Timberland Drive.
Night-time paving, striping, and milling will occur. There will be lane closures. - FM 324, bridge replacement and roadway rehabilitation.
Concrete bridge girders will be delivered and installed. There will be lane closures for construction vehicles and equipment to enter and exit the jobsite. Expect delays if traveling in the area. - US 69, cable median barrier.
Contractors will be pouring concrete mow strip for the cable barrier on U.S. 69 south of Zavalla. Lane closures will be required. Watch for construction traffic entering and leaving the work zone. The speed limit will be lowered in the work zone limits. - State Loop (SL) 287, auxiliary 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.
Contractors will place sod, mow, and seed in the project area. - US 287 at Beaver Creek.
Work on a temporary earthen wall, the abutment backwall, and wingwalls will occur. - Bridges on County Roads (CR) 4700 and 4050 at Lee Creek and Hart’s Creek tributary
Expect lane closures as workers install guard fencing and crash cushions on the new bridge. - SL 304 overlay.
Paving from SH 21 east to SH 21 west along SL 304, as well as work on curbs and gutters will continue. Traffic will need to follow a pilot car in the area. - FM 2076 rehabilitation and roadway widening.Widening of FM 2076 inside SL 304 and installation of drainage infrastructure outside the loop will continue. Intermittent lane closures will occur.
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.
Polk County
- US 59, Corrigan Relief Route
Contractors will: tie reinforcing steel for the US 287 bridge; prepare to pour deck on the south railroad bridge; set deck panels and tie steel for the north railroad bridge; work on the north tie-in at the southbound exit; place rock at the north tie-in drainage outfall. On US 287, they will: continue removing old asphalt, install a culvert, and perform dirt work at the south tie-in; build shoulders at the north tie-in. At various locations, they will: cut concrete pavement; tie steel for bridge decks and pavement; drill holes for overhead and roadside signs. - FM 2610 at Menard Creek
Cleanup work preparing for dirt work and form bridge-rail ends will occur. - County road bridge projects
- Big Sandy Creek on Sunflower Road: Establishing vegetation.
- McManus Creek on Kennedy Road: Fence installation and clean up.
- Piney Creek on Carmona Road: Building steel structures for bridge caps.
- Bluff Creek on Darden Road: Fence installation and clean up.
- Long King Creek on Old Bearing Road: prepare to set bridge box beams.
San Jacinto County
- US 59, Shepherd to Cleveland upgrade to interstate standards.
Workers will: set bridge-deck panels and tie bridge steel at Tarkington Bayou; pour bridge end supports for the overpass; place road base near Red Road; install retaining wall panels and perform dirt work on several walls; prime-coat the north and southbound lanes. - SH 156, Stephen Creek bridge replacement.
There will be ongoing debris clean-up and bridge demolition. - SH 150 sidewalk project.
Install concrete riprap.
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. - BU 59, SH/BS 7, SH/BS 21 and FM 2259 striping
Nighttime lane closures to complete striping operations in various areas will occur. - SH 7 and CR 724, Moral Bayou bridge project
Hot mix will be applied to the bridge.
Sabine County
- US 96
Hot mix application will require daily lane closures.
Shelby County
- FM 139 at Teneha Bayou
The contractor will be pouring tie beams for the bridge. - County road bridge projectsHot mix will be applied to bridges on County Road (CR) 3689 at 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.
Please remember to buckle up, stay sober, and Drive like a Texas: Kind, Courteous, Safe.