TxDOT Report

Here's a quick look at ongoing events and work planned this week in the Tyler and Atlanta districts:

U.S. 79 Expanding U.S. 79 to four lanes between Tile Factory Road in Palestine and Texas 294. The $43.6 million project let to contract in September 2012, began work in November, and is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2016.

FM 59 Adding shoulders between FM 753 in Henderson County and U.S. 287 in Anderson County. The $6.1 million project let in September 2013, work began in December 2013, and is scheduled to be completed in spring 2015.

U.S. 80 Widening to accommodate continuous left-turn lane and adding curb-and-gutter between Texas 42 in White Oak and Fisher Road in Longview. The $3.5 million project let to contract in December 2012 and broke ground in February. The project is scheduled for completion in 2014.

South Loop 281 Building an overpass for the railroad crossing near FM 2087. The project let to contract for $13.3 million in August 2011 but was delayed by utility relocation issues. Work began in August 2013. The project is scheduled for completion in 2016.

Texas 42 Widening to accommodate continuous left-turn lane in Kilgore between Texas 31 and Interstate 20. The $3.7 million project let to contract in August 2013 and is scheduled to begin in January 2014.

Texas 19 Widening to add passing lanes in various locations between four miles south of FM 1615 (Coon Creek Bridge) and the Anderson County Line. The approximate $6.4 million project let to contract in August 2012, began in November of 2012 and is scheduled for completion in the summer of 2014.

Texas 31 Repair and resurface between FM 773 in Murchison between FM 773 and FM 1803, and repair and resurface westbound lanes only between FM 1803 and FM 314 in Brownsboro. The $5 million project let to contract in April 2013, began in June and is scheduled for completion in spring 2014.

Texas 64 Business Redesigning the bottleneck intersection with Marshall Street, North Mill Street and Highland Drive west of the Henderson Star. The estimated $2.1 million project let to contract in August 2013, work began November, and is scheduled for completion fall 2014. Lone Star

Loop 323 Resurfacing between U.S. 69 North and American Legion Drive. The $3.8 million project let to contract in March 2013, began in July 2013 and is scheduled to be completed in spring 2014.

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