Paris District Road Report for May 23, 2022
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district for the week starting May 23, 2022. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach and travel through work zones. They should also avoid distractions such as...
Texas Click it or Ticket Campaign Marks 20th Anniversary
Officials estimate campaign has saved nearly 7,000 additional lives since 2002 AUSTIN—Darcey Goodloe was a Waco high school student in 2010 when her truck was rear-ended by an 18-wheeler. Her truck shot across multiple lanes on icy I-35 and into a median, where it landed vertically, face down. She was wearing her seat belt and survived with just a few scratches. In the years since her crash, Goodloe has graduated from Texas Tech,...
Paris District Road Report for May 16, 2022
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district for the week starting May 16, 2022. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach and travel through work zones. They should also avoid distractions such as...
Paris District Road Report for May 9, 2022
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district for the week starting May 9, 2022. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach and travel through work zones. They should also avoid distractions such as...
Paris District Road Report for May 2, 2022
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district for the week starting May 2, 2022. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach and travel through work zones. They should also avoid distractions such as...
Texas Motorcyclist Deaths on the Rise
TEXAS MOTORCYCLIST DEATHS ON THE RISE In the wake of 519 rider fatalities last year, TxDOT urges drivers to look twice for motorcyclists May 3, 2022 AUSTIN – One evening in April 2021, Eric Newell was out for a ride in Houston when his motorcycle was rear-ended by a vehicle, breaking both of his legs, dislocating his hips and injuring his back and hands. He is just one of 2,318 Texas motorcyclists seriously...
Paris District Road Report for April 25, 2022
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district for the week starting April 25, 2022. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach and travel through work zones. They should also avoid distractions such...
TxDOT Urges Drivers to Pay Attention When Driving
NEWS RELEASE PARIS DISTRICTTim McAlavy(903) [email protected] TxDOT URGES DRIVERS TO PAY ATTENTION WHEN DRIVING Talk.Text.Crash. campaign focuses awareness to reduce distracted driving April 19, 2022 AUSTIN – A family’s quiet Sunday in the park turned tragic when a driver, distracted while talking on her cell phone, struck two-year-old Allie White in a parking lot…killing her. The toddler became one of more than a thousand...
Paris District Road Report for April 18, 2022
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district for the week starting April 18, 2022. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach and travel through work zones. They should also avoid distractions such...
Traffic Deaths Spike in Texas Work Zones
NEWS RELEASE PARIS DISTRICTTim McAlavy(903) [email protected] TRAFFIC DEATHS SPIKE IN TEXAS WORK ZONES TxDOT urges drivers to slow down, exercise care when traveling through highway construction areas April 11, 2022 AUSTIN – As road construction projects ramp up statewide, TxDOT officials are asking motorists to slow down and stay alert when driving through the thousands of work zones in Texas to protect themselves and...
