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Loop 49 Toll from Highway 31 to Interstate 20 Not Opening Saturday

Lucky Larry — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:37:05 +0000

Toll 49 in south Tyler is nearing completion and will soon connect south Tyler from Hwy. 110 between Tyler and Whitehouse to I-20, just west of Lindale. It was previously announced form other media outlets that the final stretch of the toll road would be opening on Saturday (which had me excited), but turns out its just a ceremonial event with the opening of the final segment, Segment 3B, coming later in March.

Tyler's Loop 49 Could Be Closed to Cyclists [POLL]

Lucky Larry — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:11:09 +0000

This afternoon the North East Texas Regional Mobility Authority (NET RMA) will hold a meeting in Henderson to discuss the future of keeping Loop 49 in Tyler open to cyclists. As it stands right now, Loop 49 is open to all traffic including bicyclists, but that could change after the meeting that will be held [...]

The Worst Streets in Tyler

Marcie Pink — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:47:44 +0000

I am not sure if it is the extreme heat in Texas that causes the roads to deteriorate so quickly but I have noticed that there are certain roads that I need a vehicle with really good suspension in order to not bottom out and leave under parts of my car scattered all over Smith County.

The old part of Tyler on East Line by the train depot where the really neat old bricks are no longer working as a road but rather as a washboard -- TxDot is repaving it making it a nice place to drive through history. East Texas road construction details after the jump.