FM 1395 resurfacing work scheduled near Canton as $3.1 million rehabilitation nears completion

The Texas Department of Transportation scheduled asphalt surface work on FM 1395 in the Canton area during the week of July 20, 2026, with lane closures expected as a $3.1 million roadway rehabilitation project advances toward its anticipated summer completion.

The scheduled work affects drivers using FM 1395 in the Canton-area maintenance zone in Van Zandt County. Canton is the county seat and the community identified with the project area. Motorists should be prepared for lane restrictions and possible delays while crews perform the next phase of the work.

What the rehabilitation includes

The project is a rehabilitation of the existing roadway, not construction of an entirely new route. The planned improvements include widening and strengthening the roadbed, repaving intersections and driveways, extending drainage structures, and adding signs and pavement markings.

That scope covers several parts of the route’s infrastructure. Roadbed work is intended to improve the underlying roadway, while intersection and driveway repaving addresses connection points along FM 1395. Drainage extensions are also part of the project, along with updated signs and pavement markings to guide traffic after the work is finished.

TxDOT identified the total project cost as $3.1 million. The agency’s update described summer 2026 as the anticipated completion period, meaning the project was still underway when the asphalt work was scheduled.

What drivers can expect

The immediate traffic impact is the expected use of lane closures during asphalt surface work. Drivers traveling through the Canton area may encounter slower movement or temporary restrictions as crews work on the roadway surface.

The TxDOT update did not specify the exact work limits within the Canton area, the number or duration of the lane closures, or a firm final completion date. It identified the week of July 20, 2026, as the expected start period for the asphalt surface work and summer 2026 as the broader anticipated completion window.

Once the rehabilitation is complete, the project is expected to leave the existing FM 1395 corridor with a widened and strengthened roadbed, repaved intersections and driveways, extended drainage structures, and new or updated signs and pavement markings. Until that work is finished, the scheduled lane closures are the main near-term change for people traveling the route.