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

Started by TheBox, November 10, 2023, 11:34:20 AM

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rte66man

Quote from: ZLoth on June 20, 2024, 11:58:40 AMI 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.
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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
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Road Hog

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

rtXC1

Quote from: Road Hog on October 04, 2024, 07:15:04 PMOh 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.
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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

Quote from: Road Hog on November 09, 2024, 12:12:21 AMYes, 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.

MaxConcrete

The image below is included in an article in today's Dallas Morning News. It looks southwest at CR 371 in north Anna (north Collin County). The freeway is being rebuilt and widened to 3x3.

The image appears to be recent. Maybe someone in the area can confirm.

Direct link to image (full resolution)

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ZLoth

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rtXC1

Construction is also about to begin in Sherman between SH 91 and US 82. Scheduled to commence sometime this month.

ZLoth

How many construction projects are going on at once in North Texas? Enough to make the construction cone the unofficial flower of North Texas?
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05danper42842

Quote from: ZLoth on February 15, 2025, 08:40:00 AMHow many construction projects are going on at once in North Texas? Enough to make the construction cone the unofficial flower of North Texas?

Quite alot. In Mesquite Texas now two construction projects in the same interstates are going at par. 635 and US 80 Interchange Project and 635 East Project. Bunch of Freeways have two construction projects going on.
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rtXC1

Later this year, TxDot is going to overlay US75 from FM 120 (Exit 69) to the Red River. This is the first I am hearing of it, but I am happy because it can't handle much more without something being done.

https://www.kten.com/news/next-phase-of-us-75-construction-to-start-next-week-in-grayson-county/article_d7cee458-eb4e-11ef-8df1-c723fc58e564.html

Road Hog

Quote from: MaxConcrete on February 14, 2025, 09:14:24 AMThe image below is included in an article in today's Dallas Morning News. It looks southwest at CR 371 in north Anna (north Collin County). The freeway is being rebuilt and widened to 3x3.

The image appears to be recent. Maybe someone in the area can confirm.

Direct link to image (full resolution)


I believe this the Mantua Road exit because you can see the new-build 75 in the distance. This is a very short project, maybe 2 miles.



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