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"Living on the Edge" – Week of November 9, 2009

In Smith County, TxDOT maintenance crews this week are scheduled to perform edge repairs on eastbound Interstate 20 between US 271 and FM 2015 near the Gregg County Line. Crews will also be at work making pavement repairs on the FM 14 overpass at IH 20. That work will also require intermittent ramp closures at FM 14. Daytime lane closures will be in effect in each location while the work is in progress, and motorists should be prepared to reduce speed and merge in and around the work zone. Also,...

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[ Fri, 6 Nov 2009 23:59:00 -0600 ]

Special Edition: The New Texas DMV

For more than 90 years, it's been TxDOT's job to register vehicles and issue license plates in Texas. All that comes to an end on November 2 this year when the newly-formed Department of Motor Vehicles opens is doors. In spite being comprised mostly of former TxDOT divisions and offices, there's still a lot to be done. To find out more about Texas' newest state agency, I spoke with its board chairman, Victor Vandergriff....

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[ Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:59:00 -0500 ]

"Making Progress" – Week of October 26, 2009

In Bullard, the overpass under construction at the intersection of US 69 and FM 344 is about a month away from a seal coat surface, and six weeks to two months away from being open to traffic. Once the overpass is opened to traffic, crews will begin work on the frontage roads allowing access between FM 344 and US 69. No lane closures are scheduled with this project, but the work zone speed limit is 45 mph at all times, and traffic fines double when workers are present. Also: various projects. ...

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[ Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:59:00 -0500 ]

"A Break in the Weather?" – Week of October 19, 2009

Weather has delayed our regularly scheduled work in the Tyler District for several weeks now, and with crews battling high water and downed trees throughout the district, a break in the rainy weather will be a welcome change of pace, especially in Wood County, where several roadways have been flooded repeatedly. Interview with Mineola Maintenance assistant supervisor Paul Burleson. Also, various projects....

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[ Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:59:00 -0500 ]

Special Edition: Saenz on I-35 corridor: "We're Starting With a Blank Piece of Paper"

***Listeners: Due to the rain last week, there are no significant changes from last week's podcast in terms of what to expect the week of Oct. 12. So instead of repeating myself, I've posted the latest edition of the TxDOT podcast.*** Back in January, TxDOT's Executive Director Amadeo Saenz kicked off the Annual Transportation Forum with a bombshell announcement that the Trans-Texas Corridor was dead. The I-35/TTC project was in the news again this week when an environmental document bearing the...

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[ Fri, 9 Oct 2009 22:59:00 -0500 ]

"110" – Week of October 5, 2009

Weather permitting, Texas Department of Transportation maintenance crews on Monday are scheduled to begin approximately two days of resurfacing work in various locations on SH 110 north of Tyler, between FM 3271 and FM 849. Daytime lane closures will be in effect while the work is in progress, and traffic will be controlled by flaggers. Motorists are strongly encouraged to seek alternate routes if possible since lengthy delays will be possible. Also: various projects. ...

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[ Fri, 2 Oct 2009 22:59:00 -0500 ]

Sweeping Loop 323 at Night

From 2007, TxDOT's Tommy Hilton of the South Tyler Maintenance Office rides herd on a nighttime street-sweeping operation on Tyler's South Loop 323. The work is done every six months and at night to minimize the operation's impact on traffic....

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[ Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:59:00 -0500 ]

"Can We Talk?" – Week of September 28, 2009

Beginning Tuesday in Tyler, TxDOT and the North East Texas Regional Mobility will be conducting "Origin and Destination" surveys. The surveys will help TxDOT and the NETRMA understand the use of and demand for several roadways, and how traffic moves around Tyler. Survey teams will be at various locations in and around Tyler for three days during daylight hours, speaking briefly with motorists who choose to participate. Also: various projects ...

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[ Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:59:00 -0500 ]

"19 and 64" – Week of September 14, 2009

Texas Department of Transportation maintenance crews this week are scheduled to continue pavement repair operations on SH 19 and SH 64 near Canton in Van Zandt County. A majority of this week's work will be conducted on SH 64 between SH 19 and US 80 north of Canton, and on SH 19 south of Canton between SH 243 and FM 858. Daytime lane closures will be in effect while the work is in progress, and flaggers will control traffic in two-lane areas. Also: various projects. ...

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[ Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:59:00 -0500 ]

"Ramping Up" – Week of September 7, 2009

In Gregg County, TxDOT maintenance crews this week are scheduled to work on the shoulders of various entrance and exit ramps on Interstate 20. While this work shouldn't require closing the ramps, crews will be at work on or near the pavement edges. Motorists are encouraged to use caution when entering or exiting the interstate, and to be on the lookout for work in progress. Also: various projects...

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[ Fri, 4 Sep 2009 22:59:00 -0500 ]

"Mill and Inlay"–Week of February 9, 2009

There's rain in the forecast for the early part of this week, which may delay some or all of this week's scheduled projects, including plans to perform mill-and-inlay operations on Loop 256 in Palestine. Also this week: various projects requiring lane closures....

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'Getting Down to Business'–Week of March 2, 2009

In Palestine, TxDOT maintenance crews are scheduled to continue profiling operations this week on US 79 Business, or Palestine Avenue. Crews will be focusing on intersections along US 79 Business, improving tire traction in worn areas by texturing the pavement. Also: various projects....

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"Back For More" – Week of August 31, 2009

Resurfacing work to resume Monday on US 69 between Loop 323 and Interstate 20. Also, various projects....

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[ Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:59:00 -0500 ]

Three New Traffic Laws That Will Impact Your Daily Commute

September 1 not only marks the beginning of a new fiscal year for the State of Texas and its agencies, it also marks the date upon which new laws take effect. For motorists, three key pieces of legislation will have an effect on your everyday commute. For more on those new laws, I spoke with Tom Vinger, Assistant Chief of Media Relations for the Texas Department of Public Safety. For more on traffic-related laws passed in the latest legislative session, log on to the DPS web site at www.txdps.st...

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[ Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:59:00 -0500 ]

"Be Prepared To Stop" – Week of August 17, 2009

TxDOT will activate the traffic signals established for the new school on US 259 south of Henderson on Tuesday morning. The signal is also part of a new school zone, which requires traffic to reduce speed from 55 mph to 35 mph during school zone hours, which will begin Monday, August 24. The school zone begins approximately one mile south of the US 259/US 79 intersection in Henderson. Also: various projects....

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[ Fri, 14 Aug 2009 22:59:00 -0500 ]

"Resurfacing the Interstate" – Week of August 10, 2009

Beginning Monday, Texas Department of Transportation contract crews will be resurfacing all lanes of Interstate 20 between US 271 and the Gregg County line. Work is scheduled to begin on the eastbound side, followed by the same work westbound once the eastbound work is completed. Daytime lane closures, and some overnight closures will be in effect while the work is in progress, and motorists are encouraged to be prepared to reduce speed and merge in and around the work zone. Also on Interstate 2...

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[ Fri, 7 Aug 2009 22:59:00 -0500 ]

"Working Between the Raindrops" – Week of August 3, 2009

The Texas Department of Transportation will be closing Westbound Interstate 20 at 6 a.m. Monday, August 3, for approximately six hours between the Loop 281 (Estes Parkway) and SH 31 exits to allow a permanent lane closure on the Sabine River Bridge to be removed. A marked detour will be in place, taking traffic off at Loop 281, and returning it to the Interstate at SH 31. The lane closure was in place to allow a crew to repair damage to the bridge deck. Also: various projects...

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[ Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:59:00 -0500 ]

Special Edition: Toll Violation Amnesty

From the Statewide Podcast: At its most recent meeting, the Texas Transportation Commission, TxDOT's governing body, instructed the department to develop an amnesty program for motorists who have used TxDOT toll roads but haven't paid. While details of the program won't be finalized for several weeks, word of the proposed program caused many Texans to contact TxDOT with questions or concerns about the program and what it hoped to achieve. I took a look at the most frequently asked questions abou...

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[ Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:59:00 -0500 ]

TxDOT: Working For You – Seal Coating US 84 in Anderson County

TxDOT's Tyler District Special Jobs Crew and the Palestine Maintenance Section apply a seal coat to US 84 in Anderson County. A pair of distributor trucks spray down hot oil, which is covered with rock and rolled to create the final surface....

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[ Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:59:00 -0500 ]

'Weekend Work in Tyler" – Week of July 27, 2009

The Texas Department of Transportation's annual preventative maintenance program, known as District-Wide Seal Coat, will be at work on North and East Loop 323 throughout the weekend (July 25-26), weather permitting. The work on Loop 323 runs between US 69 North and Commerce Street on East Loop 323. If the work stays on schedule through the weekend, on Monday, the crew will spend one day on SH 155 between SW Loop 323 and Greenbriar Road south of Tyler, followed by approximately two days of work s...

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[ Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:59:00 -0500 ]

"Miles and Miles of Seal Coat" – Week of July 20, 2009

Both the district wide seal coat contractor and TxDOT's own seal coat forces will be in action around the Tyler District this week. Both crews work will be subject to favorable weather conditions. Also: various projects....

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[ Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:59:00 -0500 ]

'Even More Stimulating" – Week of July 6, 2009

Programming note: I'm on vacation July 6-10. Since there won't be a podcast on July 10, this episode includes, where possible, TxDOT projects for the next two weeks. Also: Stimulus project begins on US 69 between Tyler's Loop 323 and IH 20 and other projects....

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[ Thu, 2 Jul 2009 22:59:00 -0500 ]

"Median Monday" – Week of June 29, 2009

Construction crews are scheduled to begin work on Monday on the area's final planned raised median project. The project, which calls for raised medians to be installed on West Loop 323 from US 69 north to just south of SH 64 west, will also see the intersections of Loop 323 and SH 64 and Loop 323 and US 69 widened to allow for additional turning capacity and free-right turns where rights of way permit. Work is scheduled to begin between SH 110 and SH 64 in front of John Tyler High School so the ...

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[ Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:59:00 -0500 ]

Special Edition: An Interview with Amadeo Saenz, TxDOT's Executive Director

From TxDOT's Statewide Podcast: Between planning for the now defunct Trans-Texas Corridor, shrinking returns from the motor fuels taxes, a department-wide reorganization, and, of course, the recent Sunset review and subsequent legislative session that left the department in limbo, TxDOT's Executive Director Amadeo Saenz has had his hands full since taking over in October 2007. With the regular legislative session over and a special session seemingly on the way, it seemed like a good time to find...

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[ Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:59:00 -0500 ]

Special Edition: NETRMA: Stimulus Money Spent Wisely on Toll 49

From TxDOT's Statewide Podcast: Loop 49, a proposed outer loop to Tyler, languished on the drawing board for more than 40 years from a lack of funding. While a lack of funding put Loop 49 in good company with thousands of other projects across the state, a local partnership between TxDOT's Tyler District, local cities and counties and the newly formed North East Texas Regional Mobility Authority found a unique way to move the project from the drawing board to groundbreaking. The first segment of...

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[ Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:59:00 -0500 ]

"A Last Hurrah" – Week of June 15, 2009

Construction crews are scheduled to begin setting barricades this weekend and work is scheduled to begin late next week on the next, and last in the forseeable future, raised median project. The project, which calls for raised medians to be installed on West Loop 323 from US 69 north to just south of SH 64 west, will also see the intersections of Loop 323 and SH 64 and Loop 323 and US 69 widened to allow for additional turning capacity and free-right turns where rights of way permit. Work is sch...

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[ Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:59:00 -0500 ]

"Back To Front" – Week of June 8, 2009

Texas Department of Transportation contract crews are scheduled to begin culvert repair work on Front Street as early as Monday. The crew will be replacing the entire culvert pipe under Front Street between Bois D'Arc Ave. and South Bonner Ave., west of Broadway. Crews will reduce Front Street, which is also SH 31, to one lane in each direction in the work zone, with the lanes separated by concrete median barriers while crews address half of the roadway at a time. The project is scheduled to las...

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[ Fri, 5 Jun 2009 22:59:00 -0500 ]

Special Edition: Wildflowers: Ends Justifying The Means

From TxDOT's Statewide Podcast, found at www.keeptexasmoving.com: Texas has always been known for its natural beauty. A good portion of that natural beauty centers on the state's robust wildflower crops each spring that seem to pop up right next to the highways. Is that a coincidence? Not for a moment. In fact, wildflower crops are actually a by-product of a much larger and nearly anonymous area of TxDOT's daily operations. To find out more, I spoke with Mike Reagan, the maintenance administrato...

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[ Fri, 29 May 2009 22:59:00 -0500 ]

"One More Week" – Week of June 1, 2009

Nighttime work to resurface the construction project anchored by the Troup and the Loop intersection may be entering its final week this week if the weather holds. Resurfacing work on Loop 323 was completed Thursday night, and all that remains is work on SH 110 between Golden and Aberdeen roads. Also: night work planned for US 80 in Mineola; various projects....

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[ Fri, 29 May 2009 22:59:00 -0500 ]

"Bullard Bridge Beams" – Week of May 25, 2009

TxDOT contractor Knife River will be temporarily closing FM 344 at its intersection with US 69 on Wednesday, May 27, to allow for bridge beams to be installed for the new overpass. The closure will not affect thru traffic on US 69, nor traffic turning right onto US 69 from FM 344. US 69 traffic wishing to turn left at FM 344, or FM 344 traffic wishing to cross US 69 or turn left on US 69, should seek an alternate route. The project is scheduled for completion next summer....

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[ Fri, 22 May 2009 22:59:00 -0500 ]

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