TxDOT

While there may be less traffic on the roads this Labor Day weekend, TxDOT is urging those who choose to go out and celebrate to plan ahead for a sober ride before any drinking begins.

Twenty-eight intersections in Northeast Texas will have improvements made to their traffic control systems during the coming year, according to plans approved in August by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).

Road work on I-30 is set to begin this week through Texarkana but there are other road work projects still ongoing in several surrounding counties.

Construction has begun on the widening project on I-30 from Kings Highway to the Arkansas border in Texarkana. Now we can stay in the know of what's going on and where because the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has created a website to explain the project and give regular updates on its progress.

Despite stay at home orders and less traffic the past few months, Texas has continued to see about the same amount of fatalities on our state’s roadways. In an effort to reach drivers more creatively about the dangers of distracted driving,

Crews will begin erecting barricades and construction warning signs along Interstate 30 through Texarkana on Wednesday, Aug. 5, as a major construction project to widen the highway begins.

Maud ISD utilizes a crosswalk on SH 8 for students walking from nearby neighborhoods to come to school each day.

The Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) will be resurfacing Spur 74 between I-30 and US 82 requiring the on and off-ramps at the I-30 interchange to be closed each day during construction.

To help prevent the spreading of COVID-19, the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) will host a virtual public meeting on Tuesday, July 21, at 5PM to present information on the proposed improvements to US 82 in Nash and Texarkana and FM 989 in Nash.

On average, one motorcyclist dies every day on Texas roads, and transportation officials are urging Texans to exercise caution and limit distractions while on the road, as traffic increases during the summer months.

Two narrow bridges on State Highway 98 in Southwest Bowie County will be replaced over the next couple of years according to plans approved in June by the Texas Department of Transportation.

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) will be conducting pavement tests on FM 2240 (Moores Lane) between Richmond Road and Summerhill Road in Texarkana on Friday, June 26.