The following is a news release from TxDOT:
A $2.88 million maintenance and rehabilitation project to make improvements to several bridges in Lubbock and Hale counties is set to begin Monday, March 25. Motorists traveling on I-27 over the next twelve months can expect traffic to be reduced to one lane and other main lane closures as rehab work takes place on the bridges located at FM 369 and FM 54, and the overpass on Main Street in Abernathy.
“The lane closures will give work crews the space needed to make repairs to bridge decks, joints, rails and place a new road surface on the bridge structures,” said Mike Wittie, P.E., TxDOT’s Lubbock Area engineer. “Work is planned to take place concurrently when possible; minimizing traffic disruptions and allowing the most efficient use of the contractor’s man power.”
Motorists can also anticipate other various closures and detours on FM 54, FM 369 and Main Street, and speed limits through the active work zone will be reduced by 10 mph.
“Drivers should anticipate slower moving traffic, delays and are urged to use caution and avoid distractions for their own safety and the safety of the workers,” Wittie added.
Stateline Construction, LLC, of Texarkana, Texas, is the project contractor. Work on the bridges is scheduled to be completed in spring 2020.
Work will take place weather permitting.
For more information, contact TxDOT Public Information Officer Dianah Ascencio at (806) 748-4472.
(News release from the Texas Department of Transportation in Lubbock)