The contractor, RPM xConstruction, LLC, was awarded the contract for the 5.76-mile US 75 Project, valued at more than $155.5 million, which is designed to provide long-term transportation and operational improvements on US 75 from FM 902 to FM 1417, Segment 2, in Grayson County. It follows TxDOT’s US 75 Corridor Study which assessed safety, maintenance and system efficiency, congestion and freight reliability, environmental sustainability, transportation choices and economic vitality along US 75.

The project will widen the four-lane roadway to six-lanes-divided from FM 902 to FM 1417. The project will include three new bridge structures; U-Turn bridges at FM 1417, and a braided ramp north of FM 1417. The work will also reconstruct the mainlane bridges at Choctaw Creek and the BNSF railroad crossing.

The changes to this important highway are designed to improve safety, address traffic congestion and improve traffic operations, and address deficiencies in this aging roadway. Roadway changes and improvements will be constructed in phases as the project progresses, officials said.

While this project is underway motorists are asked to pay special attention to all barricades, traffic controls and signs, and to reduce their speed as they approach and travel through work zones. Motorists should also avoid distractions such as cell phones, eating, drinking, or car audio or navigation systems.