Motorists traveling east Loop 289 next week should anticipate driving lane closures as the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) begins a project to resurface the east Loop mainlanes, from the US 62/82 interchange to just north of US 84. The $13.8 million project will also make repairs to bridges and safety upgrades by replacing metal guard beam fence with concrete barrier, said Mike Wittie, P.E., TxDOT’s Lubbock Area engineer.
“Contractor Allen Butler Construction, Inc., of Lubbock, is scheduled to begin setting up the work zone this week for a project that will mill the roadway mainlanes and then resurface them with asphalt hotmix,” Wittie, said. “Work will begin on Monday, May 6, on the north-and southbound driving lanes.”
Motorists should anticipate various extended mainlane closures and a change in the speed limit—reduced by 10 mph—through the active work zones, Wittie noted. Drivers are advised to pay attention and slow down as they enter the work area for their safety and the safety of the workers.
Work will take place weather permitting. Construction is anticipated to wrap-up in June 2021.
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(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File). FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2016, file Roger Johnson, President of the National Farmers Union, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. As Johnson prepares to step down after 11 years leading the group, he's well...
(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File). FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2016, file Roger Johnson, President of the National Farmers Union, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. As Johnson prepares to step down after 11 years leading the group, he's well...
National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson is retiring after a lifetime of farming and advocating for agriculture.
National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson is retiring after a lifetime of farming and advocating for agriculture.
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(AP Photo/Kevin Wolf). Former FBI Director James Comey talks with "Fox News Sunday" anchor Chris Wallace, Sunday morning, Dec. 15, 2019, in Washington.
(AP Photo/Kevin Wolf). Former FBI Director James Comey talks with "Fox News Sunday" anchor Chris Wallace, Sunday morning, Dec. 15, 2019, in Washington.
Former FBI Director James Comey is acknowledging that a Justice Department inspector general report identified “real sloppiness" in the surveillance of a former Trump campaign aide.
Former FBI Director James Comey is acknowledging that a Justice Department inspector general report identified “real sloppiness" in the surveillance of a former Trump campaign aide.
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(AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth). Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) talks with referee Walt Anderson (66) in the first quarter of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019.
(AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth). Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) talks with referee Walt Anderson (66) in the first quarter of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019.
Dak Prescott made up for the gaffe that wasn't on the coin toss.
Dak Prescott made up for the gaffe that wasn't on the coin toss.
A cold front has already passed through the area, and temperatures will be cold for the start of the week. It won't be much colder tonight, but you will feel the difference Monday afternoon with highs only in the 40s. Monday night will even drop into the
A cold front has already passed through the area, and temperatures will be cold for the start of the week. It won't be much colder tonight, but you will feel the difference Monday afternoon with highs only in the 40s. Monday night will even drop into the
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(AP Photo/Virginia Mayo). In this photo taken on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, a World War II model plane with navigation maps and a photograph are displayed at the Remember Museum 39-45 in Thimister-Clermont, Belgium. The museum houses countless World War I...
(AP Photo/Virginia Mayo). In this photo taken on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, a World War II model plane with navigation maps and a photograph are displayed at the Remember Museum 39-45 in Thimister-Clermont, Belgium. The museum houses countless World War I...
Memories are fading of the Battle of the Bulge and the sacrifice U.S. soldiers made to rid Europe of Nazi armies.
Memories are fading of the Battle of the Bulge and the sacrifice U.S. soldiers made to rid Europe of Nazi armies.
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(AP Photo/Paul Weber). In this Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019 photo, Democrat Royce West, left, a Texas state senator who is running for U.S. Senate in Texas, talks with local party organizer Jimmy Alan Hall after a campaign stop in San Marcos, Texas. West is on...
(AP Photo/Paul Weber). In this Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019 photo, Democrat Royce West, left, a Texas state senator who is running for U.S. Senate in Texas, talks with local party organizer Jimmy Alan Hall after a campaign stop in San Marcos, Texas. West is on...
Beto O'Rourke isn't running for Senate again, and Democrats who have unusually high hopes for Texas in 2020 are facing an unsettled landscape.
Beto O'Rourke isn't running for Senate again, and Democrats who have unusually high hopes for Texas in 2020 are facing an unsettled landscape.
Made up of about 60 kids, The Estacado High School band's numbers pale in comparison to other school bands across the state, but their performances on the field are among the very best. That is what Vista Ridge High School Band Director Bryan Christian said, who leads a group with about five times as many kids.
Made up of about 60 kids, The Estacado High School band's numbers pale in comparison to other school bands across the state, but their performances on the field are among the very best. That is what Vista Ridge High School Band Director Bryan Christian said, who leads a group with about five times as many kids.
