Austin County will receive a highway makeover with con - struction scheduled to start in June. The $4,364,003 earmarked for the revitalization of Highway 36 was awarded to Austin-based Texas Materials Group. Lucean Kuykendall, TxDot's public information officer not -
ed the project will fully replace Hwy 36 pavement structures from Farm to Market 1094 to FM 2187. There will also be a traffic light at the intersection of Hwy 36 and FM 2187. According to Kuykendall, the project will take a year to com -
plete depending on weather and other unforeseen circumstances.
