Texas Department of Transportation update for the Week of Aug. 31:
– TxDOT maintenance is cleaning ditch lines on FM 773 between FM 1616 and the Murchison City limits as well as removing debris and patching potholes throughout Henderson County. Crews will also be making surface repairs to FM 1615 near CR 4511. Expect lane closures with flaggers providing traffic control.
– Work to place a new overlay on this part of SH 31 ( .09 miles west of FM 317 eastward to .34 miles west of FM 773) should be finished in late October. Expect lane closures.
– The US 175 project expands the highway from two lanes to a four-lane divided with a depressed median. Phase I construction started April 6, 2015 and has a November 2018 completion date. Currently, the contractor is conducting dirt and drainage work around Loop 60E in Larue to near Baxter. Prep work is also underway in the median area on the west end of the project where a detour will be built, requiring lane closures in the near future. The speed limit in the construction zone has been set at 55 mph. Remember, traffic fines double when workers are present. 0.1 miles southeast of FM 804 near Baxter southeast to 1.1 miles east of Loop 60E at Larue.
– Clean up activities continue on the project to widen FM 317 from FM 314 to FM 607. Expect lane closures.
– Cardinal Drive at Little Ducan Creek in Murchison is closed to through traffic as a new bridge is built. Completion set for September.