NEWS
Road work to begin Monday
U.S. 287 between Bowie and Fruitland Road will get preventative maintenance work done during the next two weeks. Starting July 20 a TxDOT contractor will start seal coating both the Northbound and Southbound lanes of US 287 in this three-mile stretch of freeway. Brannan Paving Co. was awarded the $660,000 contract.
The paving is expected to start and complete the week of July 20th. Lane striping and raised reflectorized pavement markers will go down the week of July 27th. The contractor plans to be finished by July 31st weather permitting.
Traffic detours will only consist of lane closures throughout the job. Motorists are reminded to stay cautious and follow the Move Over Slow Down Law. Therefore, speeds must be reduced to just 50 mph to be compliant and slower if necessary for driver and worker safety.
The Move Over law requires motorists to move out of the lane closest to construction vehicles when possible or reduce their speed to 20 miles per hour below the posted limit. If the road does not offer multiple lanes, the driver must slow down. And the 20MPH lower speed will be the only choice for this roadway.
The regular meeting of the Bowie City Council for July 22 has been cancelled. City Manager Bert Cunningham and Mayor Gaylynn Burris will be attending the Texas Public Power Association conference.
City of Bowie officials were on hand to inspect the emergency electrical generators that were delivered last week.
Mayor Gaylynn Burris and City Manager Bert Cunningham inspected one of three emergency electrical generators purchased as part of an ongoing Federal Emergency Management Agency Hazard Mitigation Grant. They also talked with Jay Evans, head of the city electric department, and Jerry Sutton, director of the water treatment plant about the next step for installation of the generators.
This grant provides funding for one 150 kW and two 250 kW generators for use at the water treatment plant.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
City Manager Bert Cunningham and Mayor Gaylynn Burris talk with the electric and water department staff about the new generators. (Photo by Cindy Roller)
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