The Texas Department of Transportation’s Amarillo office announced on social media Tuesday that the agency has awarded a contract to Webber, LLC to improve both directions of Interstate 27 between Amarillo and Canyon. The project was bid at $312 million and is the Amarillo District‘s largest project to date, a Facebook post stated. Construction on […]
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TxDOT Know Before You Go for the week of April 8, 2024
Officials from the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) released information on various lane closures and updates due to ongoing projects: Throughout the week, expect various lane closures on I-40 westbound at Ross and Arthur for bridgework. The work is expected to finish by the end of the week. Please drive with caution and reduce speed […]
TxDOT pushes back end date for Buffalo Gap Road construction as price tag grows
Construction on Buffalo Gap Road began in January 2022 to add more lanes and help alleviate congestion. It was slated to be done early this summer, but the Texas Department of Transportation has pushed back the project’s estimated end date. ‘Late fall’ projection “TxDot Abilene District anticipates completion of this project in late fall of […]
TxDOT road work includes I-40 bridge deck sampling, I-27 exit ramp
Officials from the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) released information on various lane closures and updates due to ongoing projects: On Tuesday, March 26, expect various left lane closures in both directions of I-40 from Nelson Street to Eastern Street for bridge deck sampling. On Wednesday, March 27, expect various right lane closures in both […]
If trucks keep coming, so will tickets, says North Texas city urging TxDOT to cooperate
In our Reality Check stories, Star-Telegram journalists dig deeper into questions over facts, consequences and accountability. Read more. Story idea? RealityCheck@star-telegram.com. Driving into Glen Rose just before noon on a warm March day, you can see the water and shoreline at Big Rocks Park packed with families. Just a few hundred feet away, nearly every […]
TxDOT road work includes sign installation at SL 335 and 9th
Officials from the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) released information on various lane closures and updates due to ongoing projects: On Monday, March 18, expect various lane closures around State Loop (SL) 335 & SW 9th Ave. intersection for sign installation. On Monday, March 18, the northbound lane of FM 2381 just north of Bushland […]
TxDOT road work includes closures on Soncy, US 87/NE 15th Ave. bridge
Officials from the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) released information on various lane closures and updates due to ongoing projects: On Monday, March 4, watch for various closures of the right lane on south bound Soncy Road from I-40 to Hillside Road for routine maintenance. The work is expected to take a few days to […]
TxDOT Scholarship contest awards students who help clean up their communities
Feb. 21—AUSTIN — Texas students who helped clean up and beautify their communities can now apply for a scholarship contest awarding a total of $10,000. The annual Don’t mess with Texas Scholarship Contest is now accepting applications for the 2024 school year. All Texas high school seniors currently attending public, private or home school, and […]
TxDOT prepares for hazardous roads on Texas High Plains during Super Bowl weekend
The Texas Department of Transportation in Lubbock and Amarillo already began treating roads in preparation for freezing precipitation and snowfall this weekend. With anticipated precipitation, either snowfall or rain, and a forecast of temperatures dropping into the lower 20s and teens late Sunday night into early Monday morning, both the local National Weather Service offices […]
TxDOT road work includes signal light upgrades at 15th and Georgia
Officials from the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) released information on various lane closures and updates due to ongoing projects: On Monday, Feb. 5, the intersection of Georgia Street and 15th Street will be blacked out due to signal light upgrades. Stop signs will be placed on each side of the intersection. The project is […]
TxDOT updates I-20 traffic alert
Jan. 31—The Texas Department of Transportation issued a traffic alert update Wednesday for I-20 in Midland County. The westbound right lane of I-20 between Schlumberger Drive and CR 1255 will have a slow rolling closure Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. until noon. The eastbound right lane of I-20 between CR 1255 and Schlumberger Drive […]
TxDOT issues traffic alerts for Jan. 29-Feb. 2
Jan. 29—The Texas Department of Transportation has issued traffic alerts for the following dates and locations. IH 20 in Midland County — January 29-30: Pavement repairs on westbound IH 20 between Loop 250 and County Road 1110. (MM 144-143) — Jan. 31 until Feb. 2: Debris removal on IH 20 between Midland/Ector County line and […]