The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is set to begin work on $1.1 million project to widen a bridge located on FM 651, approximately 8 miles north of Crosbyton, in Crosby County.
Beginning Monday, Feb. 13, project contractor Earth Builders, L.P., of Decatur, Texas, will begin setting traffic control, including concrete traffic barricades, said Mike Craig, P.E., TxDOT Plainview Area Engineer, overseeing the project.
“The bridge will be widened in half-widths, which will require traffic being narrowed to one-lane. Motorists will have to yield to oncoming traffic and are advised to use caution when traveling through the work zone,” Craig said.
TXDOT officials ask drivers to pay attention to all signs, barricades and traffic control devices, and to reduce their speed as they approach work zones for their safety and the safety of the workers.
Work to widen the bridge is anticipated to take six months to complete.
(Press release from Texas Department of Transportation)
