TxDOT crews will resume overlay work on FM 753 between SH 31W and FM 2494. Fog seal operations will also be conducted on FM 764 and FM 1667 in the Trinidad area as well as on FM 2215 around Berryville. Expect lane closures with flaggers providing traffic control.
Work to make permanent repairs to FM 317 in Athens is expected to start in April. The roadway remains closed with traffic detoured due to damage sustained during stormy weather conditions last spring. A washout occurred three miles east of SH 31. Repairs should take about two months to complete, weather permitting. This job is being coordinated with the Corp of Engineers and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).
US 175 Public Meeting: TxDOT is hosting an open house-style public meeting on March 3 at the LaRue/Poynor High School Cafeteria in LaRue, to share information about the US 175 corridor improvements from Baxter to Frankston through Anderson and Henderson counties. The construction, costing an estimated $105 million, will convert the existing two lanes to a four-lane divided highway. TxDOT staff and project partners will be on hand to share the latest construction schedules, ultimate highway configuration, and to respond to project related questions. The improvements are being completed in three project phases (see below) and should be completed in summer 2019.
Ongoing TxDOT projects include:
- SH 31 repair project, .09 miles west of FM 317 eastward to .34 miles west of FM 773, which is nearing completion
- US 175 Widening Project (Phase I), 0.1 miles southeast of FM 804 near Baxter southeast to 1.1 miles east of Loop 60E at Larue
- US 175 Widening Project (Phase II), 1.1 miles east of Loop 60B to 0.85 mile east of FM 315
- FM 315/FM 1616 Widening Project, from FM 314S to CS End at County Road 4325, 4224, etc.
- FM 316 Widening Project, from FM 1256 south to FM 3080
- Cardinal Drive at Little Duncan Creek in Murchison