Culvert replacement begins in March

POLK COUNTY, Texas – Drivers on US Highway 59 between Diboll and Corrigan should plan for changing traffic patterns in the coming weeks as work to replace a culvert under the highway gets underway.

The project will affect traffic between Farm-to-Market Road 357 and N. Hickman Road in Polk County.

US 59 northbound will be reduced to a single, outside lane for northbound traffic. US 59 southbound lanes will detoure to the northbound inside lane while the culvert is being replaced.

San Augustine, Texas-based contractor AR Brothers will place signs alerting drivers about the upcoming work the week of Monday, Feb. 23. Removal of the current culvert is expected to begin Sunday, March 1, weather permitting.

Drivers should slow down when approaching the work zone and be alert for workers and equipment moving in the area.