The Odessa District of TxDOT has scheduled a virtual public meeting regarding a proposed realignment of a section of FM 1053 in Pecos County. The virtual public meeting is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. Monday, July 26, 2021. Following the virtual public meeting, the presentation will remain available for online viewing through Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021.

Click the image to view the COVID-19 vaccine statistics for Pecos County compared to the state and vaccines given out by Pecos County Memorial Hospital in the colored chart. that the colored chart. The colored also shows COVID-19 case info since the start of the pandemic.

FM 1053 is still closed between FM 11 and FM 1450 south of Imperial. The plan is to overlay the road on Friday and open the road to traffic Friday afternoon. This is conditional on weather and if everything goes according to plan.

A friendly reminder: It is illegal to drive around barricades. The road is closed for a reason and anyone who chooses to ignore the barricades does so at their own risk. Also, people driving over our work means it has to be redone. That just lengthens the process.

Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) secured critical funds for military bases and operations, and veteran services throughout Texas’s 23rd District in the FY 2022 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill.