The Texas Department of Transportation is moving forward with plans to expand Highway 82 in Lamar County.
The agency released a 10-minute video presentation outlining the expansion and asked for public input, due by May 14.
âOnce public comments and environmental reviews have been completed, they will be submitted for anticipated environmental clearance in the Summer of 2022,â said Daisy Orona with the Cox McLain Environmental Consulting team. âAfter final design is complete, the construction is anticipated to begin in summer of 2025.â
Plans to widen Highway 82 have been in the agencyâs âto-doâ list for a decade, if not longer, but finally are getting underway. In August 2020, TxDOT opened the first public comment meeting for the Lamar County portion of the widening project.