Construction will take 8 years to upgrade US 59 to interstate standards
LUFKIN – A pre-construction meeting was held Monday at the Lufkin District Office, signaling the start of an 8-year construction project that will be the largest project to date for the district.
Engineers, contractors, utility company representatives, consultants, and other interested parties met to discuss the pending construction. Barricades will be set on Dec. 7 with work scheduled to begin Dec. 11, weather permitting, on a 6.37-mile section of US 59 in San Jacinto and Liberty counties.
Webber LLC, The Woodlands, will serve as a contractor for the $190 million construction project that is scheduled to be completed in 2031. The project is designed to upgrade US 59 to future I69 standards and will include converting a non-freeway to a freeway consisting of the construction of a four-lane freeway and two-lane frontage roads from FM 2914 in San Jacinto County to the Loop 573 interchange in Cleveland (Liberty County).
The construction will include 3.343 miles in the Lufkin District and 3.028 miles in the Beaumont District (Liberty County).
As this project begins, motorists are urged to reduce speed and obey all traffic control throughout the work zone. Stay alert for moving machinery and workers near the lanes of travel. Prepare for delays and obey a reduced work zone speed limit that will be posted near the area. Traffic fines double when workers are present.
For more information, contact Rhonda.Oaks@txdot.gov or call (936) 633-4395.
