The following is a news release from the Texas Department of Transportation:
On Thursday, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) reduced eastbound 50th Street (FM 835) to one-lane of traffic, at the railroad crossing just west of Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) Boulevard in the city of Lubbock. The lane closures will allow Plainsman Switch to safely perform maintenance on the crossing.
No westbound lane closures are planned. Motorists are urged to slow down and to watch out for railroad crews making the repairs.
The lane closures will be in place over the weekend. Work is anticipated to be completed Wednesday, Oct. 17, weather permitting, and all lanes reopened to traffic.
(News release from the Texas Department of Transportation)