TxDOT Urges Drivers to Look Twice, Stay Alert to Prevent Motorcycle Crashes

April 27, 2016 - AUSTIN – On average, a motorcyclist dies in a crash on Texas roads every day. To mark Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month in May – and to remember the 455 motorcyclists lost in crashes last year – the Texas Department of Transportation is launching its “Share the Road: Look Twice for Motorcycles” campaign.

Lane Closures on SH 7 between Nacogdoches and Center

April 22, 2016 - Motorists will experience lane closures on SH 7 between Nacogdoches and Center through Monday as repairs begin after recent flooding.

Close Calls for TxDOT Workers Sparks Push for Drivers to Pay Attention

April 13, 2016 - AUSTIN – Two seconds. That’s how long Rodney Matthews, former construction inspector for the Texas Department of Transportation, had to react after he heard a crash and a driver drove through his work zone. Matthews was thrown 30 feet in the air and sustained a concussion and severe injuries, but was lucky to survive. Not everyone gets that second chance.

Work Zone Awareness Week Observed

April 11, 2016 - LUFKIN – Each year in Texas, there are approximately 20,000 crashes and more than 100 people killed in highway construction and maintenance zones.

This week, April 11-15, marks the annual observance of 2016 Work Zone Awareness Week, a collaboration between the Texas Department of Transportation, The Federal Highway Administration and other transportation partners. The week-long event is an awareness campaign aimed at making the traveling public more aware of work zone dangers.

TxDOT Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Iconic ‘Don’t Mess With Texas’ Campaign

April 6, 2016 - AUSTIN – Thirty years after the Texas Department of Transportation launched its “Don’t mess with Texas” anti-litter campaign the spirited call-to-action is still going strong.

New Loop Exit Ramp Opening in Nacogdoches

Old circle ramp to be permanently closed

April 2, 2016 LUFKIN - Construction near US 59/SL 224 in Nacogdoches County will reach another milestone in the coming week as a new exit ramp is scheduled to be opened and another permanently closed.

Teen's Father Asks Others to Put Away Phone, Avoid Car Crashes

March 31, 2016 - AUSTIN – Distracted driving crashes in Texas up 3 percent in 2015.

The pain of losing a child to distracted driving is all too real for Mike Myers. In 2014, his 18-year-old daughter, Elana, was tragically killed in a single-vehicle crash while driving distracted on her way home from college.

Construction to Begin on US 96

March 28, 2016 - LUFKIN – A construction project in San Augustine is scheduled to begin this week that will improve safety and maneuverability along US 96.

Representatives from Moore Brothers, contractor for the project, and other sub-contractors met with TxDOT officials in a pre-construction meeting that signaled the beginning of the $7.3 million project. The meeting was held at the Lufkin District’s Nacogdoches Area Office.

Repairs Call for Road Closure, FM 343 in Nacogdoches County

March 21, 2016 - LUFKIN – A portion of FM 343 in Nacogdoches County will be closed for repairs on Wednesday after a culvert beneath the roadway collapsed on Friday, also causing a portion of the roadway to separate.

Texas Department of Transportation maintenance crews in Nacogdoches County closed the roadway for a short time Friday night in order to make temporary repairs with final repairs scheduled to be completed on Wednesday.

I-10 Eastbound Lanes Closed at Texas-Louisiana Border

March 16, 2016 - AUSTIN – Eastbound lanes of I-10 were closed early Wednesday at the Texas-Louisiana state line as rising floodwaters from excessive rainfall covered the interstate. Louisiana officials had halted westbound traffic earlier on Tuesday when water from the swollen Sabine River went across those lanes on the Texas side. Motorists heading eastbound to Louisiana should use I-20 as an alternate route. For those traveling on I-10 from:

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