The City of Midland Engineering Services Department has the following projects under construction. Road closures and traffic alerts for each project are listed below:
Lamesa Road Pedestrian Access Improvement
The Contractor working for the City of Midland is installing sidewalks along the west side of Lamesa Road south of Scharbauer Drive. Lane closures will be used along Lamesa Road between Cuthbert Avenue and Walnut Avenue. All properties adjacent to the work zone will remain accessible.
COMPASS: City-Wide Paving:
The Contractor working for the City of Midland is preparing Stokes Avenue (Rankin Highway to Main Street) and Belmont Street (Gist Avenue to Wolcott Avenue) for asphalt paving. Stokes Avenue is closed between Rankin Highway and South Main Street. Belmont Street and Colorado Street are closed between Gist Avenue and Wolcott Avenue. The streets will remain closed to thru traffic during construction.
Lamesa Road Pavement Repair
The north bound outside lane of Lamesa Road between Pecan Avenue and Pine Avenue will be closed until damaged pavement is repaired. Two-way traffic will be maintained on Lamesa Road at all times, and Pecan Avenue and Pine Avenue will remain open to traffic. All properties adjacent to the work zone will remain accessible.
TXDOT – Midland maintenance section employees will be fog sealing a section of Highway 158 in the northwest part of Midland County. The work will begin at Highway 191 and proceed north. Work will be done one lane at a time. Flaggers and pilot cars will be used to escort traffic around the work zone. Motorists are asked to slow down, follow the pilot car and obey flaggers and warning signs. If motorists will do these things, then they will help make the work zone safer for the workers on site.
Motorists should expect slight delays.