LUBBOCK, Texas — According to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), on Monday, March 24, Slide Road at Loop 88 will be closed to traffic from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., allowing crews to safely place beams for a new bridge.
This project is part of a $154.8 million project to convert FM 1585 from a rural, two-lane roadway into Loop 88, a six-lane freeway with frontage roads, bridges, and ramps. Beam-hanging operations will run nightly throughout the week until Saturday evening, and the intersection will be open during the daytime.
According to a press release, southbound slide traffic will be detoured around the work zone to Chicago Avenue, and northbound Slide traffic will be detoured to Quaker Avenue.
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On Tuesday, crews will begin operations to move westbound loop (FM 1585) traffic into the permanently configured frontage road lines. Drivers should anticipate delays during the traffic switch operations and be encouraged to drive cautiously as they navigate work zones and intersections…