Texas Department of Transportation officials met with representatives of Texas Road Maintnenance on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 to discuss traffic safety and construction procedures to be used during the upcoming Crack Seal project on SH 56 and various other locations in Grayson and Fannin Counties. 

The scope of this contract involves temporary closure of the traveling lane while workers clean and seal cracks in the asphaltic pavement surfaces.  Texas Road Maintenance has been granted 48 working days to complete this $142,394.68 project.  The contractor began work on Thursday, October 15, 2009.   Work is dependent on the pavement surface temperature and is expected to be completed by April 30, 2010.  All construction activities and equipment will be regulated so as to cause a minimum of inconvenience to the traveling public.

The traveling public is requested to observe signs and to be aware of lane closures and potential temporary detours.  Caution and reduced speed is imperative when approaching these work zones due to the magnitude of the volume of traffic.  Please remember that it is against the law to cut across on to unpaved surfaces and that traffic fines double in work zones when workers are present.