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Reconstruction Project Begins On Loop 363 - Temple - Bell County

TEMPLE - The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) will begin a project to reconstruct a portion of Loop 363, in Temple, from south 57^th Street to south 5^th Street, on Wednesday, September 21, 2005.

The nearly two-mile project will widen the existing 4-lane divided roadway travel lanes and shoulders, increase frontage roads to a minimum of three-lanes and add continuous turn lanes to the 31^st Street bridge, as well as improve the north/south approaches to the bridge from 31^st Street.

The multi-phase project will begin with the construction of detours to change the one-way east bound lanes of Loop 363 to a single lane east/west two-way traffic movement. The west bound lanes will then be closed as work begins to upgrade those lanes. As the project progresses, traffic will be moved to the west side, as the east bound lanes are upgraded.

Once reconstruction of the frontage roads begins, traffic will be reduced to one lane on the frontage roads but the frontage roads will remain open at all times.

The $27.5 million project is being undertaken by James Construction Group, LLC., of Baton Rouge, LA and is scheduled for completion in the Spring of 2008, weather permitting.

TxDOT advises motorists to seek alternate routes during the construction project, as congestion and delays on Loop 363 should be anticipated for the duration of the project. Additionally, motorists are advised that the posted 55 mph speed limit will be reduced as the project progresses and fines will be doubled for speed violations within the work zone when workers are present.