A number of City of Lubbock streets will experience traffic closures due to construction.

The disruptions come from construction of a water transmission pipeline.

The impacted areas are:

  • 26th Street from Eileen Boulevard to Chicago Avenue will be closed with limited local access available from Dover Avenue.  Construction started July 22nd with 4 to 5 weeks of construction expected.
  • Chicago Avenue from 26th Street to 29th Street will be closed with through and local access available through alternate routes.  Construction started July 31st with 4 to 5 weeks of construction expected.
  • 29th Street at Slide Road will have lane closures starting August 23rd with 6 to 8 weeks of construction expected.
  • 25th Street at Frankford Avenue will be closed with local access available from 24th Street and Fulton Avenue starting August 14th with 3 to 4 weeks of construction expected.
  • 29th Drive to Marsha Sharp Freeway lane closure starting October 1st with 4 to 5 weeks of construction expected.

Motorists are advised to use caution while driving in these areas. We’ll keep you updated with further closures and possible delays as this work progresses.

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