TxDOT crews will be performing edge and base repairs on various roads throughout Henderson County this week. Expect lane closures with flaggers conducting traffic control.
The plans for permanent repairs to FM 317 in Athens are complete and will go out for bids this week with construction 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).
The following other TxDOT projects will continue: SH 31, .09 miles west of FM 317 eastward to .34 miles west of FM 773 (nearing completion); US 175, 0.1 miles southeast of FM 804 near Baxter southeast to 1.1 miles east of Loop 60E at Larue; US 175, 1.1 miles east of Loop 60B to 0.85 mile east of FM 315; FM 315/FM 1616, from FM 314S to CS End at County Road 4325, 4224, etc.; bridge replaced, Cardinal Drive at Little Duncan Creek in Murchison.