Overnight lane closures on US 75 main lanes around FM 121 start Sunday as crews move concrete barriers

Drivers on U.S. 75 near the FM 121 interchange should plan on a single open lane overnight for most of next week, the Texas Department of Transportation announced Tuesday.

The Paris District office said the closures are needed so crews can relocate concrete traffic barriers and repair existing rumble strips. Message boards will be posted ahead of the work zones. Each closure runs only at night, starting at 8 p.m. and lifting at 5 a.m.

The schedule

Southbound: The left lane will close between Blythe Road and FM 121 each night from Sunday, Nov. 8, at 8 p.m. until 5 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10.

Northbound, first stretch: The right lane will close from the entrance ramp just north of FM 121 to Exit 53 each night from Sunday, Nov. 8, at 8 p.m. until 5 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11.

Northbound, second stretch: The left lane will close from Exit 51 to FM 121 each night from Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 8 p.m. until 5 a.m. Friday, Nov. 13.

TxDOT said any of the dates can change because of weather, equipment problems or delays in getting materials.

Widening work continues

The announcement did not tie the closures to a particular contract. Separately, TxDOT is widening U.S. 75 to six main lanes from the Collin County line north to FM 902, a stretch that runs through Van Alstyne and Howe.

That project also rebuilds the County Line Road bridge and adds U-turn bridges, including one near Simmons Loop in Van Alstyne, and it converted the frontage roads to one-way traffic. A 65 mph construction speed limit is in place on the main lanes.

TxDOT asked drivers who use the corridor often to watch for barricades and signs, slow down approaching and inside the work zones, stay off their phones and keep an eye out for road crews.

Sources

cityofhowetx.gov

heralddemocrat.com