Weekly Road Report

TRAVEL INFORMATION CENTER TO HOLD WORK ZONE AWARENESS EVENT FOR MOTORISTS 

Texarkana event to feature rollover convincer, impairment goggles

WHEN: 

Tuesday, April 18, 2023, from 10 am until 2 pm. 

WHERE:                        

Texas Travel Information Center, 1200 W. I-30, Texarkana 

WHAT: 

National Work Zone Awareness Week event for motorists 

ATLANTA — Texarkana’s Travel Information Center will host a safety event on Tuesday, April 18, to educate everyone in Texas about the importance of driving safely through work zones. 

The event, to be held from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm, will also educate travelers about the dangers of distracted and impaired driving.

Impairment goggles, which provide a visual experience of the dangers and realities of drunk driving, will be featured to encourage safe driving habits. A rollover convincer will also show motorists what can happen in a crash when people do not properly wear seat belts.    

Most crashes are preventable, and driver education is part of the Texas Department of Transportation’s goal to end the streak of daily deaths on Texas roadways. There hasn’t been a deathless day on Texas roads since November 7, 2000. #EndTheStreakTX is a social media, grassroots, and word-of-mouth effort to encourage safe driving habits.

For media inquiries, contact Atlanta District Public Information Officer Heather Deaton at (903) 799-1306 or email Heather.Deaton@TxDOT.gov.

Follow TxDOT’s Atlanta District on Facebook @TxDOTAtlantaTX, Twitter @TxDOTAtlanta, and Nextdoor.  

TxDOT Paris District

April 16 – April 22

Delta, Lamar, and Red River Counties

Contacts: Paris Area Office (903) 784-1357; Delta Co. Maintenance (903) 395-2139; Lamar Co. Maintenance (903) 785-4468; Red River Co. Maintenance (903) 427-3561.

SH 37, Red River County: from US 82 to the Texas-Oklahoma state line, watch for temporary lane and shoulder closures while crews resurface the roadway and perform bridge maintenance.

FM 38, Lamar County: from US 82 to US 82. Watch for temporary lane and shoulder closures while crews improve drainage structures and upgrade bridge rail and metal-beam guard fence.

FM 1487, Red River County: from FM 909 to FM 910. Watch for temporary lane closures while crews widen and rehabilitate the existing pavement and improve drainage structures.

Loop 286, Lamar County: from FM 1497 around the north loop to FM 1507. Watch for temporary lane and shoulder closures and traffic merges while crews improve guardrail and drainage structures, perform bridge maintenance, and place bonded concrete surfacing.

Loop 286 / US 271 South Interchange, Lamar County: from Dawn Drive going south to the turnaround on North Loop 286, watch for temporary lane and shoulder closures, lane shifts, and traffic merges while crews improve guardrails and perform bridge maintenance.

Loop 286 at BU 271 (Clarksville Street), Lamar County: Exit ramp from southbound Loop 286 onto BU 271. Watch for temporary exit ramp closure while crews repair the adjacent metal beam guard fence.

FM 64, Delta County: from FM 128 to SH 1532. Watch for temporary lane closures while crews rehabilitate the existing pavement and improve drainage structures.

FM 2675, Delta County: from Lamar County line to FM 128, watch for temporary lane closures while crews rehabilitate the existing pavement and improve drainage structures.

BU 271 (North Main Street), Lamar County: from Santa Fe Street to one-quarter mile north of Stone Avenue, watch for temporary lane closures while crews install the sidewalk.

US 82, Lamar County: at the FM 1502 intersection. Watch for temporary lane closures, traffic, and lane shifts as crews widen the roadway to install a left-turn lane and improve drainage structures.

Cedar / Church Street (Clarksville, Texas), Red River County: at the intersection of Cedar and Church Street in Clarksville, Texas. Watch for road closure while crews remove and replace the existing bridge.

Hopkins, Franklin Counties

Contacts: Sulphur Springs Area Office (903) 885-9514; Franklin Co. Maintenance (903) 537-4976; Hopkins Co. Maintenance (903) 885-4031.

I-30, Hopkins County: from Hunt County Line to Franklin County Line. Watch for lane closures and short delays as crews perform concrete pavement repair.

I-30, Franklin County: 3 Miles West of SH 37. Crews will be clearing trees in the area for truck parking construction.

TxDOT Atlanta District 

April 16 – April 22

Bowie County 

• I-30 – From FM 989 to AR State Line, reconstructing and widening the highway, concrete paving in median 
• I-30 – From FM 989 to FM 3419, an extension of frontage roads. FM 2148 closed under the I-30 bridge. 
• I-30 – Westbound from FM 2253 to Spur 74, drainage upgrades. Traffic is limited to one lane in some areas. 
• SH 8 – At Sulphur River, replacing bridges 
• SH 98 – At Anderson Creek, bridge replacement. Traffic is restricted to one lane, with signal lights controlling traffic through the work zone 

Camp County 

• SL 255 – From FM 1520 to US 271, constructing a highway, County Road 2120 detoured

Cass County

• SH 8 – At Sulphur River, replacing bridges 
• US 67 – Widening bridge at Jennings Slough, lanes open to traffic, seal coat scheduled 
• US 59 – From 1.2 miles south of FM 2328N to 1.9 miles south of FM 2328S, resurfacing road, bridge rail improvements. Lane closures

 Harrison County 

• US 59 – At I-20, replacing the bridge, US 59 traffic shifted to southbound lanes. 
• I-20 – Concrete pavement repairs. Daytime lane closures 
• I-20 – Bridge maintenance. Lane closures on the north frontage road at Mason Creek 
• SH 43 – At Kansas City Southern Railroad in Karnack, the bridge over the railroad is widening. Roadway open 
• FM 3001 – At Little Cypress Bayou Relief. Replacing bridge. Temporary traffic signals in place, lane closure with two-way traffic 
• US 80 – From SL 281 to Tom Brown Parkway, installing safety barrier cable, daytime lane closures 

Morris County

• I-30 – Eastbound at Exit 178, US 259, ramp rehabilitation. Eastbound lane closure

Panola County 

• US 59 (Loop) – From Business 59 north of Carthage to US 79 east, rehabilitating highway, with roadways open, seal coat scheduled. 
• SH 149 – 0.8 miles south of SH 315 to US 59. Widening road

Titus County

• US 271 – At Dickson Creek, Big Slough Creek, White Oak Creek & White Oak Creek Relief, replacing bridges

 Upshur County 

• US 271 – From 5.9 miles north of SH 155 to 1.5 miles north of SH 155, resurfacing road. Lane, shoulder closures