Interstate 369/US 59 to be Resurfaced in Texarkana

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A section of Interstate 369/US 59 in Texarkana will receive a new riding surface this year according to plans approved in March by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).

“We will be resurfacing a 3.3-mile section of the highway between I-30 and State Highway 93 (Lake Drive). We will also be doing similar work on a short section of the I-30 eastbound auxiliary lanes between I-369 and Richmond Road,” said Kenny Icenhower, area engineer for TxDOT in Texarkana. “Some of the old pavement will be removed, repairs made to the underlying materials and then the entire roadway will be repaved.”

This work was made possible by additional funding received from the Proposition 1 that Texas voters overwhelmingly approved in November. This allocation directs a portion of oil and gas tax revenues into the State Highway Fund in an effort to address roadway congestion, safety and the growing demands on the state’s infrastructure.

R. K. Hall of Paris, TX, was awarded the contract for the construction project with a bid of $2.9 million.

Work on the project should begin in May and be completed by the end of the summer, Icenhower said.

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