November 1, 2017 - Crews have begun this week to place profile rumble strips in Nacogdoches County, and will move through the district to place them in 46 other locations.
Total Highway Maintenance, Cedar Hill, will serve as contractor for the $2.9 million project that will enhance the safety of the roadways. The project began in October and, weather permitting, will be completed by mid-November, 2018.
October 19, 2017 - The Lufkin District of the Texas Department of Transportation has announced a new Director of Operations to serve in the nine-county district.
October 10, 2017 Lufkin – Resurfacing work is scheduled to begin this week on US 59 North on both north and southbound lanes in Angelina County.
Beginning just north of FM 2021 in Redland, the work will continue to the Angelina River Bridge. Moore Brothers Construction Company, Lufkin, will serve as contractor for the $2.8 million construction project that should be completed in about a month.
October 3, 2017 Lufkin – TxDOT will begin construction next week on SL 287/North Medford Drive in Lufkin to redesign the crossovers near the Ellen Trout Zoo and the George H. Henderson Exposition Center.
September 21, 2017 Lufkin – Work on SL 287 East in Lufkin is continuing as a final surface application is scheduled to be set this week on the southbound side.
Drewery Construction, contractor for the emergency project, has begun the final surface application of asphalt after all lanes were milled and swept. Work will continue from the Moffett Road overpass to Tulane Drive with daily lane closures expected.
September 21, 2017 Lufkin – This week is National Child Safety Week and the Lufkin District is urging parents and grandparents to make sure little ones are restrained safely and correctly in a vehicle.
In 2017, an observational study of nearly 14,000 children in 14 Texas cities showed 33.5 percent of children from birth to four years old were buckled incorrectly or not at all.
September 20, 2017 - This week is National Child Safety Week and the Lufkin District is urging parents and grandparents to make sure little ones are restrained safely and correctly in a vehicle.
In 2017, an observational study of nearly 14,000 children in 14 Texas cities showed 33.5 percent of children from birth to four years old were buckled incorrectly or not at all.
September 17, 2017 Lufkin – Improvements at the San Augustine County Airport are scheduled to begin next week that will include new pavement and lighting.
The Texas Transportation Commission in February approved $460,000 in Federal and state grant funding, earmarked for planned airport improvements that includes constructing pavement and lighting improvements. The project costs are funded through San Augustine County and TxDOT’s Aviation Facilities Grant Program, which preserves and improves the state’s general aviation system.
September 12, 2017 - Lower speed limit signs are scheduled to be posted on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 that will lower the speed limit on SH 7 East in Nacogdoches, San Augustine and Shelby counties.
September 1, 2017 Lufkin – The Texas Transportation Commission on Thursday approved a speed limit change on SH 7 East in Nacogdoches, San Augustine and Shelby counties.