TxDOT Maintenance to Cause Delays, Closures Along South Loop 289
Westbound traffic from Avenue W to Quaker Avenue, and eastbound traffic from Avenue W to Slide Road along South Loop 289 will be affected.
Westbound traffic from Avenue W to Quaker Avenue, and eastbound traffic from Avenue W to Slide Road along South Loop 289 will be affected.
TxDOT is closing the frontage road to allow crews to perform bridge work and to pour the last section of deck on the northbound I-27 bridge.
TxDOT also expects the new eastbound frontage roads from Avenue L to McKenzie Park to open to traffic on Thursday.
The nighttime and truck speed limits were eliminated by House Bill 1353, which went into effect on September 1st.
Flash flooding is the leading cause of weather-related deaths in Texas, and as little as six inches of water can float some vehicles.
The work is part of Phase 4 of the Marsha Sharp Freeway Project.
Two separate road improvement projects will get underway next week in Lubbock.
TxDOT is set to begin work on the $1.6 million maintenance project to improve several roadways this week.
The meeting will be held to discuss the development of cost-effective services that will improve the quality of transportation and serve the transit needs of the elderly and disabled in the Lubbock District.
Pavement improvements are scheduled for Farm-to-Market Road 1729 and South Loop 461 on Monday and Tuesday.