I-69 in TX

[MaxConcrete]

Anyone's predictions for when the Riviera bypass contract gets awarded? And construction start?

See my post on July 1. Bids were opened July 1. The contract will be officially awarded at the July 31 TxDOT commission meeting.

As for schedule, I don't see any information with the bid documents. I'm assuming the usual 3 to 4 years to complete the project.

[Thegeet]

Anyone's predictions for when the Riviera bypass contract gets awarded? And construction start?

As for schedule, I don't see any information with the bid documents. I'm assuming the usual 3 to 4 years.

Wait...so construction won't start till 2029?

[MaxConcrete]

Today TxDOT held a public meeting for the release of the draft environmental assessment for the Refugio bypass.

Below is the alignment. It is a direct, efficient route. Yay! It has a long bridge over Mission River, which will drive up the cost.

Construction is scheduled to start in 2029 on the Woodsboro section, and no earlier than 2031 on the Refugio section.

[splashflash]

New Nocagdoches flyover video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=V_GNIKI48yw&pp=0gcJCRsBo7VqN5tD

[bassoon1986]

Today TxDOT held a public meeting for the release of the draft environmental assessment for the Refugio bypass.

Below is the alignment. It is a direct, efficient route. Yay! It has a long bridge over Mission River, which will drive up the cost.

Construction is scheduled to start in 2029 on the Woodsboro section, and no earlier than 2031 on the Refugio section.

Do you think US 183 will extend its southern terminus to the new US 77?

[bwana39]

There is construction on US-59 in Polk county:anti-crossover cables. That would seem to signify that any upgrades on those sections are a decade or more away.

THat sure is a shame.

[sprjus4]

I'd imagine so. I think the priority right now, particularly north of Houston, is constructing controlled access bypasses around towns, and eliminating any traffic signals along the route. The last piece would be upgrading the rural areas, which is a lower priority. Getting that free-flow expressway first is important.

[djlynch]

I had the chance to drive I-69E/US 77 between I-37 and Brownsville a couple weekends ago. The construction between Kingsville and Riviera is coming along more quickly than I would expect for a June 2027 opening date, although I suppose it's possible that some parts of it open sooner than others. I think the 45 MPH limit southbound on that stretch (which also had an active 35 MPH school zone in Ricardo as I went through) is the most ignored speed limit in all of Texas. I didn't feel comfortable slowing much below 75 out of fear of getting rear-ended. Just south of there, I noticed that one of the two gas stations in Riviera has closed, I assume due to ROW acquisition, so I guess construction is coming fairly soon.

I also couldn't help but notice how inconsistent the signage was along the entire route for whether the road was just 77, 69E and 77, or 69 and 77, even over fairly short distances where there is already a full freeway. I'm pretty sure there was a spot in Robstown where the signage on the right just before an entrance ramp said 77, the signage at the ramp itself said 69E and 77, and then a reassurance marker just after the ramp merged said 69 and 77.

[Phudman]

https://www.ketk.com/news/traffic-roads/txdot-opening-diboll-relief-route-after-decades-of-work/

DIBOLL, Texas (KETK) – The Texas Department of Transportation is nearly done with construction of the Diboll Relief Route, which will open to southbound traffic for the first time this week.

[jlam]

https://www.ketk.com/news/traffic-roads/txdot-opening-diboll-relief-route-after-decades-of-work/

DIBOLL, Texas (KETK) – The Texas Department of Transportation is nearly done with construction of the Diboll Relief Route, which will open to southbound traffic for the first time this week.

Already? I didn't think that it would open until December.