Texas Department of Transportation's Fairgrounds Road widening project began Feb. 29. The northbound lane is closed from East Pine Avenue to Loop 250, resulting in a one-way street for southbound traffic and a detour for northbound traffic. This will continue throughout construction, according to city spokeswoman Sara Bustilloz. The project will widen Fairgrounds Road from two lanes to five lanes from Pecan Avenue to Loop 250. The result will be a continuous five-lane roadway from Business Interstate 20 to Loop 250. The project will include new traffic signals, crosswalks and pedestrian ramps at the Fairgrounds Road and Wadley Avenue intersection. It will provide an off-street hike and bike path on the west side of, and parallel to, Fairgrounds Road north of Wadley Avenue, Bustilloz said.Tim Fischer\Reporter-Tel­egram