Rhonda Oaks

Railroad Crossing Scheduled for Work Closure

LUFKIN – An Angelina County railroad crossing is scheduled to be replaced on Monday, May 22, and will require a roadway closure. Angelina & Neches River...

More People Are Dying in Motorcycle Crashes in Texas

May is National Motorcycle Safety Awareness MonthMay 1, 2023 As motorcycle fatalities continue to rise and the spring weather draws more riders to Texas roadways, TxDOT is...

Crews Begin Work to Install New Traffic Signal at Idylwood in Lufkin

Crews are scheduled to begin work this week for the construction and installation of a new traffic signal on US 69 North at the...

TxDOT SEEKS PUBLIC INPUT ON BUILDING THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM OF 2050

The Texas Department of Transportation is planning, and public input is crucial as the agency looks to meet the transportation needs of the future....

Traffic Switch Planned In Major Construction Project

Motorists can expect to see traffic switched to a newly constructed roadway in coming days on a major construction project south of Zavalla. Traffic will...

Detour Planned on Diboll Relief Route Project

A local major construction project will see a detour put in place for motorists beginning next week that will impact local traffic. Work on the...

New Projects Approved For Lufkin District

Texas Transportation Commissioners on Thursday approved more than $520.9 million in new construction projects statewide, with more than $12.4 million earmarked for projects in...

Major Construction Project To Begin In Polk County

A pre-construction meeting was held in the Lufkin District Regional Conference room Tuesday, signaling the start of a major construction project in Polk County. Engineers,...

Governor Abbott, TxDOT Announce Record $85 Billion 10-Year Transportation Plan

  Governor Greg Abbott today announced the adoption of the Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) 2023 Unified Transportation Program (UTP), advancing a record $85 billion,...

Meeting Held on Possibility of Reopening FM 2497

A meeting was held on Friday between TxDOT engineers and contractors, and one project could be moving toward reopening a single lane of travel...

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Rhonda Oaks is the Public Information Officer for the nine-county Lufkin District of the Texas Department of Transportation. A Lufkin native, she is a graduate of Hudson High School and Angelina College. She has a background in print journalism and worked for many years as a newspaper reporter and a freelance writer. She has received eight Associated Press awards. Her articles have been published in many publications over the past 25 years.
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