Drivers are required by Texas law to “Move Over or Slow Down” when passing roadside workers AUSTIN (April 23, 2024) – While millions of Texans commute to work on highways every week, they pass inches away from the worksites for thousands of law enforcement personnel, first responders and road maintenance crews. Unfortunately, many of them […]
DALLAS COUNTY (Oct. 26, 2021) – Starting Monday, Nov. 1, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) will close lanes on the eastbound I-30 Lake Ray Hubbard bridge from Bass Pro Drive to Dalrock Road. The closures, which are expected to continue for six weeks, will provide room for crews to start expanding the I-30 bridge […]
DALLAS COUNTY, TX – July 28, 2020 – Weather permitting, the right lane on east and westbound Interstate 30 over Lake Ray Hubbard in Dallas County will be closed overnight Monday through Thursday (into Friday morning) 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. from Aug. 3 through Aug. 25. This closure is needed for soil testing. Blue […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — July 16, 2019) The North Central Texas Council of Governments and the Texas Department of Transportation will conduct a public hearing to receive comments on the proposed expansion of lane use restrictions on highway corridors throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The hearing will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 23 at […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — May 7, 2018) The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) will hold a public meeting this week on proposed improvements to SH 276 from FM 549 in Rockwall County to CR 2472 in Hunt County. The public meeting will be held from 6-8 p.m., Thursday, May 10, at the Utley Middle School Cafeteria, located at […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — September 27, 2017) The construction of a new bridge over Lake Ray Hubbard has been listed as a possible project in east-west transportation plans that are being studied by the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) as part of the county’s 2045 thoroughfare plan. Jeff Neal, program manager for NCTCOG, revealed […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — August 24, 2017) In an ongoing effort to enhance state roadways and improve safety, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) approved a contract to restore the pavement and add safety shoulders on FM 549 from FM 550 to SH 205. The contract for the $11.5 million project was awarded to Ed Bell […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – June 17, 2016) The Texas Department of Transportation will conduct two public meetings to discuss the proposed improvements to SH205 from US80 to SH78 in Kaufman, Rockwall, and Collin Counties and receive public comment. The first meeting will be 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, July 7, 2016 at Herman E. Utley Middle […]
(ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX – April 9, 2016) In an ongoing effort to enhance state roadways and improve safety, the Texas Department of Transportation approved a contract to widen safety shoulders and add turn lanes at major intersections on SH 66 from just west of FM 1141 to the Hunt County Line. The contract for the […]
(City of Rockwall) August 1, 2012 – A public hearing on the anticipated social, economic and environmental effects of planned improvements to FM 3097 (Horizon Road) from FM 740 to Tubbs Road is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21 at Pullen Elementary School, 6492 FM 3097. The Texas Department of Transportation, in cooperation with […]