TYLER, Feb. 1, 2012--Intermittent closures planned for SH 31, SH 155 in Smith County. Construction crews working on Segment 3A of Toll 49 are scheduled to briefly halt traffic on SH 31 on Saturday (tomorrow) while they complete setting bridge beams for the Toll 49, Segment 3A overpass at SH 31 west of Tyler.
 
That work is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. Saturday and last throughout much of the day. Lanes will be closed and traffic will be halted while beams are being lifted and placed over the roadway.
 
Once the work at SH 31 is completed, crews are scheduled on Monday to begin the same work at Toll 49 and SH 155. Most of the work on the SH 155 end can be performed without affecting traffic, but setting some beams will require traffic to be stopped.
 
The work is scheduled to take approximately two days to complete.
 
Motorists are encouraged to be prepared to stop in each work area, and to seek alternate routes if possible to avoid delays.
 
Segment 3A of Toll 49 runs between SH 155 south of Tyler to SH 31 west of Tyler, connecting the existing segments of Toll 49 between FM 756 (Paluxy Drive) and Segment 3B, which is being built by the North East Texas Regional Mobility Authority.
 
Segment 3B, which will connect SH 31 with Interstate 20, is scheduled for completion in 2013, according to the NETRMA.
 
Segment 3A is scheduled for completion in 2012.
 
The eastern-most segment of Toll 49, known as Segment 5, will connect FM 756 with SH 110 near Whitehouse and is scheduled for completion in 2012.
 
TxDOT continues work on Loop 281
GREGG COUNTY -- Texas Department of Transportation maintenance crews this week are scheduled to continue several weeks of pavement repairs on South Loop 281 between FM 2205 (Jaycee Drive) and Estes Parkway.
 
Daytime lane closures will be in effect while the work is in progress. Motorists are encouraged to be prepared to reduce speed and merge in and around the work zone.
 
MOUNT ENTERPRISE -- Texas Department of Transportation maintenance crews this week are scheduled to conclude pavement-repair operations on US 259 between FM 1798 south of Henderson and SH 315 in Mount Enterprise.
 
Daytime lane closures will be in effect in each location while the work is in progress, and flaggers will control traffic in two-lane areas.
 
HENDERSON COUNTY -- Texas Department of Transportation maintenance crews this week are scheduled to perform resurfacing operations in various locations on the eastbound side of SH 31 between Murchison and Brownsboro.
 
A second crew is scheduled to begin several weeks of edge work on FM 1803 north of SH 31, FM 804 between US 175 and FM 604, and on FM 604 between US 175 and SH 31.
 
Daytime lane closures will be in effect in each location while the work is in progress, and flaggers will control traffic.
 
VAN ZANDT COUNTY -- Texas Department of Transportation maintenance crews this week are scheduled to perform resurfacing operations in various locations on FM 1995 between SH 110 near Garden Valley and FM 314 south of Van.
 
A second crew is scheduled to perform fog seal operations on SH 64 west of Canton between SH 19 and Interstate 20, and on SH 19 north of Interstate 20.
 
Daytime lane closures will be in effect in each location while the work is in progress, and flaggers will control traffic in two-lane areas.
 
CHEROKEE COUNTY -- Texas Department of Transportation maintenance crews this week are scheduled to continue resurfacing operations in various locations on SH 110 between New Summerfield and Troup, and south of Rusk. Also, crews are scheduled to level-up approaches to bridges on US 79 between Jacksonville and the Rusk County Line, and in various locations on FM 2064 between SH 135 in Tecula and SH 135 south of Troup.
 
Daytime lane closures will be in effect in each location while the work is in progress, and flaggers will control traffic.
 
ANDERSON COUNTY -- Texas Department of Transportation maintenance crews this week are scheduled to perform resurfacing operations on FM 3309 between North 256 and FM 315, and on FM 2022 between SH 294 and the Houston County Line.
 
Daytime lane closures will be in effect in each location while the work is in progress, and flaggers will control traffic.