HIGHWAY 36 WIDENING EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN FEBRUARY

  

TxDOT has awarded a contract to add two lanes to the Highway 36 Loop between the U.S. 290 West cloverleaf and Business 36 North.

Work is expected to begin in February on widening of a stretch of the Highway 36 Loop that the department deems “dangerous”.

That portion of road is currently a two-lane, undivided highway with no turn lanes. It has had a number of fatal accidents over the years.

It will be improved to a four-lane divided highway with a grass median. Two new bridges will also be added.

The contract has been awarded to Angel Brothers Enterprises – the projects low bidder at $14.3 million.

TxDOT resident engineer Mark Shafer says the department hasn’t had a reconstruction meeting yet, but are anticipating construction to get underway sometime in February.

The contract has a 21-month completion period.

The project was one of the top priorities in TxDOT’s Long Range Rural Transportation Plan.