January 27, 2016 - LUFKIN – A Texas Transportation Commission Minute Order has been issued establishing a lower speed limit on a portion of State Highway 87 in Shelby County.

January 20, 2015 LUFKIN – As candidates prepare for the upcoming elections, the Texas Department of Transportation is reminding them and their supporters that the law dictates where campaign signs can be placed along Texas roadways.

January 8, 2015 LUFKIN – Road closures are scheduled in Lufkin at US 59 South and SL 287 next Wednesday and Thursday as maintenance crews work near the northbound and southbound direct connectors.

On Wednesday, Jan. 13, the southbound direct connector from SL 287 to US 59/South First Street will be closed as barrier walls are straightened. Both northbound and southbound inside lanes of US 59 will also be closed near Walmart.

November 20, 2015 - The Texas Transportation Commission approved $95,000 Thursday for San Augustine County airport improvements.

Commissioners approved the funding at their November meeting in Austin and earmarked the money for engineering/design for pavement improvements at the airport. A project consultant will be named later this year.

The project costs will be funded through San Augustine County and TxDOT’s Aviation Facilities Grant Program, which preserves and improves the state’s general aviation system.

October 14, 2015 - LUFKIN – TxDOT reminds motorists attempting to exit US 59 and continue westbound on SL 224 or continue on to US 59 North in Nacogdoches that traffic patterns have changed.

Webber LLC, contractor for the $5.9 million project, redirected traffic last week which included the closure of the cloverleaf entry ramp that exited from the outside lane of US 59. The newly constructed exit has redirected traffic to the inside lanes of US 59, exiting onto SL 224 westbound/US 59 northbound.