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Safety Features to be Added to Several Area Highways
Eight highways in Bowie and Cass Counties scheduled for new features
ATLANTA — Safety features will be added or enhanced along 12 highways in Northeast Texas during the coming year, according to plans approved in March by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).
“We are looking at installing additional safety features on culverts and drainage structures along with several sections of highways in Bowie, Camp, Harrison, Marion, Panola, Titus and Upshur Counties,” said Tommy Bruce, area engineer for TxDOT in Mount Pleasant.
Longview Bridge and Road of Longview was awarded the contract for the construction on these projects with a bid of $2.5 million.
Work on the projects should begin in June of this year and take about 15 months to complete, Bruce said.
Highways scheduled to receive the improvements are:
| County | Highway | Limits | Miles |
| Bowie | US 259 | From: CR 4306
To: Morris County Line |
6.0 |
| Camp | FM 557 | From: FM 2254
To: Upshur County Line |
7.9 |
| Harrison | US 59 | From: Marion County Line
To: FM 1997 |
3.1 |
| Marion | FM 3001 | From: FM 726
To: Harrison County Line |
6.6 |
| Marion | US 59 | From: FM 2208
To: Harrison County Line |
1.6 |
| Panola | FM 1186 | From: 1.1-mile south of FM 1794
To: 0.7-mile north of US 79 |
1.8 |
| Titus | US 67 | From: Franklin County Line
To: Morris County Line |
18.7 |
| Titus | FM 2348 | From: SH 49
To: SH 11 |
8.5 |
| Titus | FM 1735 | From: SH 49
To: SH 11 |
8.2 |
| Titus | FM 1734 | From: US 67 West
To: US 67 East |
8.9 |
| Upshur | FM 556 | From: Camp County Line
To: FM 2088 |
3.5 |
| Upshur | FM 852 | From: FM 1002
To: FM 556 |
6.6 |