Planned lane closures are scheduled for Interstate 30 in Rockwall County from Sunday, January 11 through Saturday, January 17. The closures will affect various sections of the highway and adjacent roads during both overnight and daytime hours.
Overnight closures, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., include U-turn closures at John King Boulevard in both directions due to bridge activities. These closures will be implemented as needed and are not expected to remain in place for the entire time period. A full closure of John King Boulevard between the I-30 eastbound and westbound frontage roads is also planned overnight for bridge work.
Additionally, the right lane of I-30 westbound from FM 2642 to FM 548 will close overnight for replacement of damaged crushed concrete aggregate and installation of a cement stabilized base. The left lane of I-30 eastbound from SH 205 to John King will also close overnight for removal of a damaged cable barrier.
From Monday, January 12 through Saturday, January 17, daytime U-turn closures at John King Boulevard are scheduled between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., again related to bridge activities. Flagging operations will take place on FM 548 northbound and southbound during these hours for embankment work, removals, and additional bridge activities at Pond Branch. Another flagging operation is set for the I-30 eastbound frontage road from FM 551 to Erby Campbell to unload drainage boxes and install low-profile concrete barriers.
Contractor teams have stated that they will coordinate with emergency medical services, fire departments, and law enforcement agencies to ensure access during emergencies throughout these closure periods.
In related developments affecting Rockwall County residents, the number of at-risk students in the county increased by 3.4% during the 2023-24 school year, reaching a total of 7,777 students according to data from the Texas Education Agency (https://tea.texas.gov/). This places Rockwall County schools as having the 48th highest total at-risk student enrollment among Texas counties (https://tea.texas.gov/). During this same period, white students were the largest ethnic group in local schools with a count of 12,123 students or about half the student population; Hispanic students followed with more than a quarter of enrollment at 6,172 students (https://tea.texas.gov/).
