More than 365 miles of state roadways are scheduled for preventative maintenance work this summer. The roads are part of the Lubbock District’s 2024 seal coat program.
“Work is about to begin on TxDOT’s annual road maintenance summer project. Seal coating provides a variety of benefits to the roadway, including a waterproof surface that prevents moisture from entering and weakening the roadbed,” said Ed Goebel P.E., TxDOT Lubbock District Director of Construction. “Seal coating also reduces deterioration and cracking of the asphalt surface, which prolongs the life of the pavement.”
Other roadway benefits include an improved non-skid surface in wet or icy conditions and an anti-glare and increased reflective surface for night and wet weather driving, Goebel noted.
Weather permitting, contractors Lipham Asphalt &o Paving Co., LLC, of Aspermont, Texas, are scheduled to begin sealcoat operations on the $22.7 million project on Thursday, June 13, to various locations on US 84 in Garza County before moving onto roads in Lubbock County and across the district’s 17 counties. Roadways included in the 2024 seal coat program are:
- Castro—SH 86
- Cochran—SH 214 and SH 114
- Crosby—FM 40 and FM 28
- Dawson—US 180
- Floyd—FM 786, FM 602, FM 28, FM 37 and FM 651
- Hale—I-27 north- and southbound frontage roads
- Hockley—US 385, FM 2646 and FM 41
- Lamb—US 84 and US 70
- Lubbock —FM 597, FM 1729, FM 2528, FM 2641, FM 3431, Loop 193, FM 40, US 62 and the US 87, I-27 and north and south Loop 289 frontage roads
- Lynn—US 380 and US 87 frontage roads
- Parmer—FM 2013, FM 2397, FM 1731, FM 145
- Swisher—FM 1881, Loop 292 , FM 145 and FM 1612
- Terry—US 82
- Yoakum—US 82
The sealcoat operations are expected to continue through the end of August. Motorists can expect lane closures and a pilot car to guide traffic through the work zone, and are asked to drive with caution through the work zone, be on the lookout for workers and avoid distractions for their own safety and the safety of the workers. Work will take place weather permitting.
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