<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2FvEHZ_1CpBzhbM00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2FvEHZ_1CpBzhbM00" width="528" height="528" ></figure>The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Corpus Christi District is proposing to upgrade U.S. Highway 59 to interstate standards from north of the I-37 interchange in Live Oak County to FM 351 in Bee County and will conduct a virtual public meeting with an in-person option on the proposed project.This U.S. Highway 59 Project spans approximately 16 miles and is intended to improve local and regional mobility for current and future traffic needs, provide safety improvements and enhance the state highway system by upgrading the roadway to meet interstate standards as part of the future I-69 corridor.Proposed project improvements from north of the interchange at I-37 to CR 303 (Viggo Road) would include upgrading the existing two-lane roadway to a four-lane freeway with main lanes and frontage roads. From CR 303 to FM 351 in Beeville, improvements would include an additional travel lane in each direction, turn lanes, shoulders and sidewalks. The project is anticipated to be completed in phases. The section from north of I-37 to CR 303 would initially be constructed as a divided highway with two travel lanes in each direction separated by a wide center median.An in-person meeting will be held Thursday, July 23, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Bee County Expo Center, located at 214 S. FM 351, in an open house format. Attendees are welcome to come and go at their convenience and view the same presentation provided in the virtual public meeting, review hard copies of project materials, ask questions of TxDOT staff and/or consultants and leave written comments. There will not be a live presentation at the in-person event.The virtual meeting will be held Thursday, July 23, by 4:30 p.m. through Friday, Aug. 7, at 11:59 p.m. and will consist of a pre-recorded video presentation and include both audio and visual components. The presentation, materials and exhibits presented online will be the same as those presented at the in-person option.Those wishing to utilize the virtual option can visit www.txdot.gov, with the keyword search “US 59 Live Oak/Bee”. This is not a live event. Those who do not have internet access may call 361-808-2374 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, to ask questions or access project materials.Both the virtual public meeting and in-person option will be conducted in English, with Spanish materials available online and in person. Those with disabilities who need assistance should call 361-808-2544 no later than 4 p.m. Monday, July 20, to request special accommodations.The proposed project would require additional right of way and potential displacements, pending further detailed design considerations. Relocation assistance is available for displaced persons and businesses. Information about the TxDOT Relocation Assistance Program and services and benefits for those displaced and other affected property owners, as well as information about the tentative schedule for right-of-way acquisition and construction, can be obtained from the TxDOT district office by calling 361-808-2374.Written comments from the public regarding the proposed project are requested and may be submitted in one of the following methods once the meeting begins:Mail: TxDOT Corpus Christi District, Attn: US 59 Live Oak and Bee, 1701 S. Padre Island Dr., Corpus Christi, TX 78416Email: Amy.Thurlkill@txdot.gov.Comments must be postmarked or otherwise received by Friday, Aug. 7, to be included as part of the official public meeting record. Responses to comments received will be available on this page under “Meeting materials” once they have been prepared.Those with general questions regarding the proposed project, virtual meeting or in-person option may contact Amy Thurlkill, environmental project planner, at 361-808-2374 or Amy.Thurlkill@txdot.gov.</div></body>

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The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Corpus Christi District is proposing to upgrade U.S. Highway 59 to interstate standards from north of the I-37 interchange in Live Oak County to FM 351 in Bee County and will conduct a virtual public meeting with an in-person option on the proposed project.

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The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Corpus Christi District is proposing to upgrade U.S. Highway 59 to interstate standards from north of the I-