The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has announced construction and maintenance work in Wood County for the week of Oct. 26. Maintenance crews plan an asphalt overlay on FM 515 between FM 1483 and FM 69, and motorists should expect lane closures with flaggers directing traffic. Crews will also make edge repairs at various locations.
Work continues on the $37.9 million U.S. Highway 69 grade-separated interchange project near FM 779. Crews are scheduled to keep building the new bridge, including hot-mix asphalt operations. Traffic is detoured under the bridge during construction and has been shifted onto temporary pavement south of the existing roadway. Lamar Companies LLC is the contractor, and completion is anticipated in November 2026.
On State Highway 37, crews are scheduled to apply permanent pavement markings for the $4.1 million two-way left-turn lane project between County Roads 2460 and 2320. The speed limit remains reduced to 45 mph through the work zone. Baker & Company Construction LLC is the contractor, with completion expected in March 2027.
TxDOT reminds drivers to slow down and stay alert in work zones. It said schedules may change due to weather, equipment failures or other unforeseen circumstances.