Delays Expected All Week During Texarkana I-30 Road Work

Travelers through Texarkana this week can expect traffic delays as more I-30 construction work continues the remainder of this week, weather permitting. The areas affected will be the I-30 and I-369/US 59 commutes.

Beginning at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, the contractor will be closing lanes of northbound I-369/US 59 at the I-30 interchange to replace the crash cushion attenuator. The exit from I-369 N/US 59 N to FM 559 (Richmond Road) will be closed. Traffic will need to use the US 82 (New Boston Road) exit and follow the frontage road to FM 559/Richmond Road. Also, the entrance to I-369 N/US 59 N for I-30 from US 82/Sowell Lane/Frontage Road will be closed. If necessary, this work may continue on Thursday night.

Beginning at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, the contractor will be closing lanes on westbound I-30 at the I-30 W/ I-369/US 59 S interchange. The contractor will be working to install in-lane transverse rumble strips in the main lanes and install additional pavement markings, to identify the lanes for I-30 West and US 59 South. These features will create a visual and tactile change in the pavement to alert drivers of the approaching interchange.

Additional night work: There may be other nighttime lane closures as the contractor works on various items.

Daytime work in the median section and at the KCS Bridge from North Park Road continues.

Motorists can check traffic updates by visiting drivetexas.org.

TxDOT reminds local commuters that the I-30 Frontage Road system allows traffic to travel eastbound from FM 989/Kings Highway to US 71/Stateline and westbound from US 71/Stateline to FM 989/Kings Highway, continuously, without ever stopping at a traffic signal.