TYLER, Texas — TxDOT will conduct construction and maintenance work in East Texas during the week of Jan. 24, 2022. The following work schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure, or other unforeseen issues.
Officials in East Texas urge drivers to slow down and pay close attention in work zones.
Anderson County
Palestine Maintenance is scheduled to perform edge repair on FM 837. Expect lane closures with flaggers and a pilot car managing traffic control.
Cherokee County
Jacksonville maintenance crews are scheduled to begin edging on FM 2750 between FM 2064 and SH 110. Expect daytime lane closures with traffic controlled by flaggers. Rusk Maintenance crews will be working on base repair and edges on FM 851. Authorities say to expect daytime lane closures.
Gregg County
Maintenance crews will continue bridge channel maintenance on SH 135, just north of SH 31. There will be possible right-lane closures north or southbound over Rabbit Creek and Rabbit Creek Relief bridges. Flaggers will be present if needed. Crews also plan to continue with mobile operations, patching potholes and removing debris from various roadways.
Henderson County
Athens maintenance is scheduled to perform base work on SH 198 between SH 31W and FM 1214. Authorities say to expect delays with flaggers controlling traffic.
Rusk County
Maintenance crews are scheduled to begin edge repairs on FM 839 near Lake Striker. Flaggers will control traffic with one-way traffic setups in all locations. Authorities say to expect daytime lane closures.
Smith County
Tyler Maintenance will be performing ditch work on FM 2493 (Old Jacksonville Hwy) near Loop 323. Expect daily lane closures with flaggers controlling traffic. A second crew will be on SH 155 south, just before the first bridge at Lake Palestine. This crew will also be performing ditch work off the road in the right-of-way. Once this job is complete, this crew will move to FM 346 in Flint to extend a culvert under the roadway just before FM 2868. This will be under lane closures with flaggers controlling traffic. This area is expected to see heavy congestion. Authorities ask that you please seek an alternate route.
Van Zandt County
Canton Maintenance will be conducting base work on FM 316. Daytime lane closures will be in place with flaggers controlling traffic. Bridge crews will also be working in various locations in the county. Delays are not expected.
Wood County
Maintenance crews will be performing bridge maintenance on US 69 at the Sabine River bridge. Expect one lane closure with flaggers and a pilot car. No delays are expected. Another crew will be on FM 14 between SH 154 and the Hawkins city limit performing base failure repairs. Authorities say you can expect one lane closure as a pilot vehicle and flaggers will be controlling traffic.