A $1.4 million highway project now underway aims to improve drainage along US 287 through Clarendon, according to officials with the Texas Department of Transportation.
TxDOT Area Engineer Chris Reed says the project includes burying some 18-inch drainage pipe in front of Lowe’s Family Center that will connect with existing drainage in front of Country Bloomers Flowers & Gifts.
On the east side of town, three foot by six foot drainage boxes will be put underground at Jackson Street near the Calvary Baptist Church to Hawley Street then under the
highway and outflow into a creek behind Evans Fertilizer.
“We’ll also be doing some curb and gutter repairs in various places and also some concrete paving repair in front of the (Herring) Bank parking lot,” Reed said.
In addition, the project calls for three inches of pavement from the east city limit to the west city limit to be milled up and replaced over a distance of 2.247 miles.
Officials have no plans to post reduced speed limits during the construction, but they are asking drivers to use caution and please watch out for workers during this time.
TxDOT says this $1,416,687 contract, awarded to J. Lee Milligan, Inc. of Amarillo,
Texas, will last approximately five months or 75 working days.
This isn’t the only project affecting local drivers this week.
A $2 million project is also underway to overlay the northbound lanes of US 287 from Clarendon to the Armstrong-Donley county line.
That project work is being done by Gilvin-Terrell and is expected to be completed the week of July 5, 2010.
For more information about these projects, call Chris Reed, TxDOT Childress Area Engineer, 940-937-7251 or Barbara Seal, TxDOT Public Information Officer, (940) 937-7288.
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