– TxDOT Maintenance is conducting mill and inlay work on Business 31 inside Loop 7 on Athen’s west side. Work will then move to the east side of the Athens between FM 2495 and Loop 7. 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.
– Phase II of the US 175 widening project is set to begin the week of Sept. 21. The $37.8 million contract was awarded to Sundt Construction, Inc., of San Antonio. The limits stretch 3.4 miles from 1.1 miles east of Loop 60E at Larue southeast to 0.85 miles east of FM 315 in Poynor. A portion of this phase will be built on new location around the south side of Poynor. The project expands US 175 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. In the coming weeks, the contractor plans to continue work in the median area on the west end of the project in preparation for a detour. This will require lane closures in both directions. Dirt and drainage work around Loop 60E in Larue to near Baxter is ongoing. The speed limit in the construction zone has been set at 55 mph. Remember, traffic fines double when workers are present.
– Culvert work should begin this week on the FM 316 project (from FM 1256 south to FM 3080. This is included in the SH 198 widening project in Van Zandt County. Expect lane closures.
– 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 later this month.