TxDOT representatives speak to the Eagle Lake Noon Lions Club

EAGLE LAKE – On Thursday, April 27, the Eagle Lake Noon Lions Club welcomed two representatives from the Texas Department of Transportation’s Yoakum District: Ryan Simper is the engineer for Wharton Area of the Yoakum District and is in charge of construction and maintenance within four counties. Lucean Kuykendall is the Public Information Officer for all the 11 counties in the Yoakum District.

Simper spoke about the responsibilities of the Yoakum District to plan, design, build, operate and maintain the state transportation system in its 11 counties: Austin, Calhoun, Colorado, DeWitt, Fayette, Gonzales, Jackson, Lavaca, Matagorda, Victoria and Wharton.

The Lions learned the district is responsible for two major corridors, Interstate 10 and U.S. Route 59, which are vital components to Texas transportation, and currently has $1 billion construction projects under contract to upgrade U.S. Route 59 throughout the district to Interstate 69 standards and add additional lanes to Interstate 10.