road construction

Texas has the widest highway in the USA, proving, once again, that things really are bigger in Texas.

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The Navarro median project will continue through the month of July in Victoria. New phases of the project will be causing lane closures in the coming weeks. Check out what changes are coming so you can safely get around them.

It's been talked about for a while and now, Victoria City Councilors have approved a contract to build a road that will connect Navarro St. to Salem Road in north Victoria. The new road, which will be named Placido Benavides Drive, will be about 2 miles long, and construction will begin in about 2 months, and once work begins, the contractor has 420 days to complete it...

Timing is everything. With V.I.S.D. Schools getting underway Tuesday (August 20), students and parents heading to Victoria West High School can expect to deal with traffic issues for a while as road work continues closing Nursery Drive near U...

It's the price of progress. The City of Victoria has a couple of projects that began today (Tuesday, July 26) that will require some lane closings. Guy Grant Road is open to southbound only traffic from Salem Road to Castleway Street to install utility lines...

It's nice to see roads that need repair being taken care on in our fair city but, that repair does come with some inconvenience while the work is going on. Beginning today (Tuesday, July 19) the City will close Anthony Road to through traffic between Lone Tree Road and Rio Grande Street for street reconstruction...

Downtown Victoria will see some lane reductions this week, as work crews continue installing new utility lines. City officials say beginning Monday (July 18), the City will reduce Main Street to one lane from Stayton Avenue to Commercial Street...

If you travel downtown Victoria on a regular basis, you will likely face some delays this week, as the city installs utility lines in some areas, which will require some lane reductions. Beginning today (July 5) North Street will be reduced to westbound only traffic from East Street to Depot Street to install utility lines...

If you travel Main St. from Stayton Ave. to Commercial St. in downtown Victoria, utility line work will reduce the street to one lane for the next week. City officials say installation of new utility lines may reduce traffic to one lane but, all businesses in the area will remain open...

One thing that's often complained about in Victoria is the condition of the streets. There are plenty of them that need help. One of those is set to get underway, and will reduce a portion of North Street to one lane this weekend. Beginning today (Saturday, May 14) the City will reduce North Street to one lane eastbound only from Main Street to William Street in order to make pavement repairs... R

Ah yes, the price of progress. Some work on utility lines will hamper traffic flow in downtown Victoria beginning today. Beginning on Thursday, March 31, 2016, the City will close Victoria Street from Santa Rosa Street to Forrest Street, and will close Constitution Street from Vine Street to Craig Street to thru traffic in order to install utility lines...