After numerous accidents, including some fatal ones, the Texas Department of Transportation is finally working on a road-widening project that should make travel safer along a dangerous section of SH 321 west of Cleveland.
According to Danny Perez, a TxDOT spokesperson, the project is along SH 321 from west of CR 2247 to east of CR 2243, an approximately one-mile long stretch of the road in the Tarkington area.
“This project is a safety improvement project to add an open center left turn lane and widen the road to 10-foot shoulders, 11-foot travel lanes and a 12-foot common center turn lane,” Perez said.
The project comes at a cost of approximately $860,000 and is expected to finish by mid-summer of 2022.
While the project is under construction, TxDOT asks motorists to keep the following tips in mind when driving through the construction zone:
- Slow down, follow the posted work zone speed limit and drive to conditions. Traffic fines double in work zones when workers are present and can cost up to $2,000.
- Pay attention. Avoid distractions, keep your mind on the road and put your phone away.
- Don’t tailgate. Give yourself room to stop in a hurry. Rear-end collisions are the most common kind of work zone crashes.
- Watch out for road crews. The only protective gear they wear is a vest, a hard hat, and safety boots. Remember, they want to get home safely too.
- Allow extra time. Road construction slows things down. Count on it and plan for it.
They need to put shoulders on 787
But that highway real busy
In the txdot dot play book if there are accidents they will go from a 36in stop sign to a 48 in stop sign at a real bad intersection or road it depends on how many fatalities they have in a year in that spot will depend on if the road will be fixed or not.
Would anyone happen to know the scheduled road construction time today on 321?