District-wide sealcoat expected to begin in June
TxDOT's Lufkin District will begin sealcoating numerous roads throughout all nine counties next month as weather permits.
Barricades have been and are being set, with work expected to get underway on Tuesday, June 2. In total, 146.2 miles of pavement on 26 district roads will be treated.
Sealcoating is to roads what sunscreen is to people: a layer of material is applied to extend the life of pavement by protecting it from water intrusion, chemical, UV and other types of damage.
Work will occur in the following areas:
Angelina County
State Highway (SH) 7 from SH 103 to U.S. Highway (U.S.) 69
Farm-to-Market Road (FM) 1271 from FM 1194 to .25 miles west of State Loop (SL) 287
SH 94 from the Trinity County line to FM 706
Houston County
FM 229 from FM 2544 to SH 7
SH 21 from .14 miles west of FM 1280 to 2.48 miles east of FM 2967
Nacogdoches County
SH 7 from FM 2713 to the San Augustine County line
SH 21 from the Cherokee County line to FM 225 South
SH 21 from SL 224 to .4 miles west of FM 226
SH 7 from the Angelina County line to FM 2782
Polk County
FM 943 from SH 146 to FM 2798
FM 352 from U.S. 59 to County Road (CR) 4209
FM 2457 from the end of pavement to U.S. 190
Sabine County
FM 3121 from SH 21 to FM 83
San Augustine County
SH 103 from FM 1751 to the Sabine County line
FM 705 from SH 147 to FM 83
FM 711 from the Shelby County line to U.S. 96
San Jacinto County
U.S. 190 from SH 159 to the Polk County line
FM 1514 from FM 3128 to SH 150
SH 150 from SH 156 to FM 222
Shelby County
FM 1970 from the Panola County line to U.S. 84
FM 699 from U.S. 84 to FM 1656
FM 699 from FM 1656 to FM 699
SH 7 from 0.91 miles southwest of SL 500 to 0.58 miles north of SL 500
U.S. 96 from SL 500 to 1.06 miles south of SL 500
FM 2427 from FM 139 to the end of pavement
Trinity County
FM 355 from U.S. 287 to FM 356
Drivers should expect delays in these areas when work is underway. Slow down when approaching and traveling in the work zone, and stay alert for equipment and workers moving in the area.