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LUFKIN – As summer draws to an end, the Lufkin District is working in all nine counties to complete construction and maintenance projects and to begin new ones.
 
Motorists who drive in or near work zones are urged to reduce speed, stay alert to workers and moving equipment and obey all traffic control devices.
 
“We have dozens of work zones set up each day throughout our district,” said Rhonda Oaks, public information officer for the Lufkin District. “Some of them are completed within a day’s work while others are set up for months at a time for major construction projects. We want everyone to respect our work areas so we all get home safely.”
 
For current road closures and information statewide, visit drivetexas.org. All work schedules are subject to change in inclement weather. Project updates and work planned for the week of Sept. 10-14 include:
 
ANGELINA COUNTY
 
US 69 South/FM 326: Crews are scheduled to activate the newly completed traffic signal at this intersection on Tuesday. Signage and warning lights are in place on the north and south side of US 69 ahead of the intersection alerting drivers to the signal.
 
US 59 South: Crews will be working again during nighttime hours between Lufkin and Diboll to continue to repair concrete joints and base failures. The project is designed to resurface the roadway between Whitehouse Drive to just south of FM 2497. Motorists should be alert to a reduced speed limit through the work area.
 
US 69 South: Work continues from FM 844, south of Huntington, to FM 1270 in Zavalla to widen the existing two-lane roadway to a four-lane divided highway. Crews will continue to set silt fence through the northern section of the project as well as in Zavalla. Dirt work continues and crews will begin laying culverts beneath the roadway and at driveways. Bridge crews are scheduled to begin drilling shafts for the ramp bridges in Zavalla. Stay alert for alternating closures and/or slow-moving traffic through this 11-mile work zone.
 
Robinson Road: Crews will begin setting barricades for a bridge replacement project at Gilliland Creek that will begin on Sept. 17. The roadway, located just outside Huntington, will be open only to local traffic during construction.
 
Various locations: Crews are scheduled for sweeping, ditch maintenance, pothole patching and herbicide applications.
 
NACOGDOCHES COUNTY
 
FM 2713: Work is scheduled to widen the pavement from FM 2112 to SH 7. Motorists should expect lane closures. Pilot car is in use to guide drivers through the work area.
 
FM 226: Crews are scheduled to continue to upgrade and safety treat fixed objects from SH 21 to the end of pavement. Daily lane closures expected.
 
FM 1638: Work will continue to safety treat fixed objects from FM 698 to US 59/SL 224. Daily lane closures expected.
 
SAN AUGUSTINE COUNTY
 
SH 21: Crews are scheduled to apply striping at Venado Creek and Perkins Creek where bridges and approaches have been replaced.
 
SH 21: Work is scheduled to remove the bridge structure at Niciper Creek where the bridge and approaches are being replaced.
 
FM 711: Crews are hauling flex base on this project designed to reconstruct and widen the surface from the Shelby County line to US 96.
 
FM 1277: Crews are scheduled to do base repairs in various locations. Lane closures are possible.
 
SHELBY COUNTY
 
US 96: Mill and inlay road repairs are scheduled from US 84 to SH 87. This is a slow-moving work zone with flaggers and alternating lane closures.
 
SH 87: Work is scheduled to continue to upgrade metal beam guard fence and safety treat fixed objects from SH 7 to SH 147; and on FM 83 from the San Augustine County line to FM 1. There will be alternating lane closures with flaggers directing traffic.
 
CR 4789: Crews are working to form abutments for the bridge replacement at the tributary of Blackwater Creek.
 
SABINE COUNTY
 
FM 3315: Base repairs are scheduled. Lane closures expected.
 
TRINITY COUNTY
 
FM 355: Crews are scheduled to repair edges and base failures.
 
 

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