The pavement rehabilitation project underway on Tuxedo Boulevard will progress to the next stage this week, with work wrapping up on the northern two lanes west of U.S. Highway 75 and the southern lanes closing tomorrow, Director of Engineering Micah Siemers said recently.
The project, which consists of pavement rehabilitation on Tuxedo Boulevard between the Caney River Bridge and Madison Boulevard, will be divided into two phases, with the first phase to take place between the Caney River Bridge and U.S. Highway 75. Once all lanes west of the U.S. 75 are complete, contract crews will move to the eastern portion of the project and complete lanes east of U.S. 75. The northern lanes will be completed first on each phase of the project, followed by lanes on the south.
The first stage of the work, the westbound lanes located west of the highway, will wrap up this week, Siemers said.
“The contractor should finish work on the westbound lanes today (July 19),” Siemers said. “Tomorrow (July 20) they will work to close the eastbound lanes, switching traffic over to the newly overlaid westbound lanes in preparation for work on the eastbound lanes that will begin next week.”
One lane will remain open for each direction of traffic for the duration of the project. The project is funded through the voter-approved 2012 General Obligation Bond. It is anticipated the work will be complete in late October.