Major road improvement on 114th Street

Major road improvements to 114th Street

A road project is making major improvements to 114th Street from Indiana Avenue to Quaker Avenue. The $12.79 million project will completely rebuild the existing roadway from a two-lane roadway to a fi ve-lane thoroughfare.

“This is a city of Lubbock project that is federally funded. TxDOT is overseeing the contract and construction work,” said Mike Wittie, P.E., TxDOT Lubbock Area engineer. “This is a busy and growing area. The reconstruction and expansion of a busy road always presents challenges, but our goal is to make sure we get the work done in the safest and most effi cient way possible and keep traffi c moving.”

The project will rebuild 114th Street to include two lanes of traffi c in each direction, have a continuous leftturn lane, and will make drainage improvements by raising a portion of the roadway.

“114th Street traffi c will continue to be one-lane in each direction for the majority of time during construction. At some point during construction, the road between Memphis and Indiana avenues will be completely closed, and traffi c detoured around the area for several months, while we raise the roadway,” Wittie said.

“Motorists traveling on 114th Street can expect slow moving traffi c and delays and are advised to seek alternative routes around the construction zone,” Wittie said.

The speed limit through the construction zone is 40 mph and motorists are urged to use caution when driving through the work zone since crews will be working in close proximity to traffi c.

The project is anticipated to be completed in early 2024.

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