US-75 Expansion/Construction between north of Dallas and the TX/OK state line

[rte66man]

I don't see US-69 getting the traffic that US-75 between North Dallas and Atoka, Oklahoma, and the section between the Oklahoma state line and Atoka is combined US-69/US-75. Even in Atoka, US-69 going north is a mix of two and four lane roadway while US-75 becomes a two-lane road.

What? There are ZERO 2-lane sections of US69 between Atoka and Big Cabin. It has been that way for decades.

[Bobby5280]

US-69/75 thru Tushka is a 4-lane not-divided configuration, often with no shoulders. It's no wider than Ferris Avenue here in Lawton (that's an ordinary neighborhood street). US-69/75 has a brief stretch of 4-lane divided road between Tushka and Atoka. In the town of Atoka US-69/75 is a 5-lane street with a center turn lane. No shoulders. The highway has 3 traffic signaled intersections in Atoka, 1 in Tushka.

Nearby in Stringtown US-69/75 is a 4-lane non-divided street with no shoulders. There are no traffic light controlled intersections though.

While none of that stuff is 2-lane it's not ideal either for carrying large volumes of commercial truck traffic.

[MaxConcrete]

Bids were opened today for reconstruction and widening of a 1.7 mile section south of US 82 in Sherman.

County:   GRAYSON   Let Date:   10/01/24
Type:   WIDEN ROAD - ADD LANES   Seq No:   3031
Time:   0 X   Project ID:   C 47-18-88
Highway:   US 75   Contract #:   10243031
Length:   1.690   CCSJ:   0047-18-088
Limits:   
From:   US 82   Check:   $100,000
To:   SH 91 (TEXOMA PARKWAY)   Misc Cost:   
Estimate   $134,037,797.92   % Over/Under   Company
Bidder 1   $151,581,089.26   +13.09%   INDUS ROAD & BRIDGE, INC.
Bidder 2   $152,539,698.95   +13.80%   RPM XCONSTRUCTION, LLC
Bidder 3   $155,148,688.98   +15.75%   WEBBER, LLC
Bidder 4   $184,768,100.93   +37.85%   ZACHRY CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION

[Road Hog]

Oh great, at least 2 more years of construction in Sherman. Probably much longer considering the current pace.

[rtXC1]

Oh great, at least 2 more years of construction in Sherman. Probably much longer considering the current pace.

It needs to be done though...

[MaxConcrete]

Bids where opened this week for the next widening project.

This project is 9.7 miles in Grayson County from the Collin County line at Van Alstyne to north of Howe.

For the main lanes this project adds a new shoulder to the existing pavement, and the existing shoulder is converted to a traffic lane. The project also includes asphalt resurfacing of the frontage roads. This limited scope compared to a total rebuild results in the low cost of $12 million per mile.

County:   GRAYSON   Let Date:   11/07/24
Type:   WIDEN ROAD - ADD LANES   Seq No:   3202
Time:   0 X   Project ID:   F 2025(066)
Highway:   US 75   Contract #:   11243202
Length:   9.818   CCSJ:   0047-13-033
Limits:   
From:   COLLIN COUNTY LINE (MPO BOUNDARY)   Check:   $100,000
To:   FM 902   Misc Cost:   
Estimate   $124,606,662.95   % Over/Under   Company
Bidder 1   $116,632,320.76   -6.40%   RPM XCONSTRUCTION, LLC
Bidder 2   $126,022,183.62   +1.14%   WEBBER, LLC
Bidder 3   $147,224,605.88   +18.15%   MARIO SINACOLA & SONS EXCAVATING, INC.

[Road Hog]

Yes, when they rebuilt 75 about 20 years ago they pre-did all the earthwork to add an outside lane. That was the first smart thing TxDOT has done.

Then there's that funny stretch between TI and 1417 that is on original 1960s pavement. Maybe they want to keep it as a museum piece.

[rtXC1]

Yes, when they rebuilt 75 about 20 years ago they pre-did all the earthwork to add an outside lane. That was the first smart thing TxDOT has done.

Then there's that funny stretch between TI and 1417 that is on original 1960s pavement. Maybe they want to keep it as a museum piece.

They are supposedly going to work on that stretch next. I figured that (and a rebuild north of Loy Lake in Denison) would be more important than the Howe/VA expansion, but what do I know.