Lufkin District Road Construction Updates for the week of June 8

Recently, the Lufkin Office of the Texas Department of Transportation has been releasing updates on what road construction crews in our area will specifically be doing for the upcoming week. So, if you have ever wondered exactly what crews will be doing this week in the Nacogdoches construction zone or maybe what the plans are for the next few days for the Corrigan bypass, we have some answers.

Anticipated Angelina County Road Work For June 8-12

US 59, Redland Project
Contractors will continue dirt and embankment work and drill shafts at the Mill Creek Bridge. Northbound main lane closures will occur.
Business 59/Timberland Drive
Nighttime paving, striping, and preparation for the next phase will occur. There will be lane closures.
FM 324, Bridge Replacement and Roadway Rehabilitation.
Concrete girders will be delivered and installed. There will be lane closures for construction vehicles and equipment to enter and exit the jobsite. Expect delays if traveling in the area.
US 69, Cable Median Barrier
Contractors will be pouring concrete mow strip for the cable barrier on U.S. 69 south of Zavalla. Lane closures will be required. Watch for construction traffic entering and leaving the work zone. The speed limit will be lowered in the work zone.
State Loop 287, Auxiliary and Turn Lanes.
Widening of the eastbound main lanes near Scenic Acres Drive will occur. Scenic Acres Drive at SL 287 will be closed to traffic daily and will be reopened at the end of each day’s work. Resurfacing of the roadway is expected to occur this summer.
US 69/FM 1475 Huntington traffic signal
The new signal installed at the intersection of US 69 and FM 1475 in Huntington is expected to activate on Tuesday, June 9.

Anticipated Polk County Road Work For June 8-12

US 59 Cable Median Barrier
Cable-barrier installation in the median will continue along the entire project area between Corrigan and Shepherd.
US 59, Corrigan Relief Route
Workers will: set bridge decks and overhangs, and tie reinforcing steel for the US 287 bridge; prepare to pour deck on the south railroad bridge and set forms for the north railroad bridge; install bridge rail at Bear Creek; perform earthwork and culvert installation at the south tie-in and shoulder work at the north tie-in; mill US 287; tie reinforcing steel for bridge decks and reinforced pavement at various locations.
FM 2610 at Menard Creek
Crews will continue demolition of old guardrails, install new railing, and work on the southern approach slab.
County Road Bridge Projects
- Big Sandy Creek on Sunflower Road: Establishing vegetation.
- McManus Creek on Kennedy Road: Fence installation and clean-up.
- Piney Creek on Carmona Road: Building steel structures for bridge caps.
- Bluff Creek on Darden Road: Fence installation and clean up.
- Piney Creek at Nine Bridges Road: Finish cleaning up and demolishing the old bridge.

Anticipated Nacogdoches County Road Work for June 8-12

US 59 intersection improvements at State Loop 224
Crews will continue demolishing the old pavement.
BU 59, SH/BS 7, SH/BS 21, and FM 2259 striping
Nighttime lane closures are possible to complete striping operations on North Street in Nacogdoches.
SH 7 and CR 724, Moral Bayou bridge project
Prime coating bridge bases will require daily lane closures.

Anticipated Houston County Road Work for June 8-12

SH 7 Trinity River Bridge and Reliefs.
Contractors will continue priming the base for paving, laying surface treatment, placing hot mix on driveways, backfilling pavement edges, and seeding. Traffic has been transferred to the new bridge, and no lane closures are expected.
US 287 at Beaver Creek.
Work on a temporary earthen wall, the abutment backwall, and wingwalls will occur. Intermittent lane closures are expected while contractors install center line reflectors and patch road base in specific areas in the work zone.
Bridges on County Roads (CR) 4700 and 4050 at Lee Creek and Hart’s Creek tributary
CR 4700 has reopened to traffic, but drivers should expect lane closures as work continues. The contractor will install guard fencing on the bridge.
State Loop 304 overlay.
Paving from SH 21 east to SH 21 west along SL 304, as well as curb and gutter work, will continue. Traffic will need to follow a pilot car in the area.
FM 2076 rehabilitation and roadway widening.
The contractor will be cementing the road surface inside SL 304, which will require lane closures. Drivers will need to follow a pilot car through the work zone. Work on drainage structures under the road outside SL 304 will also require lane closures.

Anticipated Shelby and Sabine County Road Work for June 8-12

US 96 - The contractor will be hauling embankment.

FM 139 at Teneha Bayou
Contractors will be working on tie-in beams for the bridge.

Sealcoating Project Through Numerous Counties

Contract sealcoat work is underway in the Lufkin District. Both Farm-to-Market Road (FM) 1970 and FM 699 between U.S. Highway (US) 84 and FM 1656 were completed this week. Work will soon continue in Shelby County. It will continue through counties in the following order: Sabine, San Augustine, Nacogdoches, Angelina, Houston, Trinity, Polk, and San Jacinto. This is a moving operation requiring lane closures.

TxDOT offices will operate with reduced staff on Friday, June 19, in observance of Emancipation Day.

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