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News Release: from the Katy Freeway Public Information Office


Upcoming Katy Freeway Program Closures

Friday, Oct 26th, 2007

Below is an updated list of the scheduled closures associated with the Katy Freeway Reconstruction Program as of Friday, October 26, 2007.

CONTRACT D (I-10/BELTWAY 8 INTERCHANGE) CLOSURES
. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of the Beltway 8 northbound frontage road between QUEENSBURY and I-10/KATY FREEWAY nightly Friday, October 26 to Wednesday, October 31 from 9 PM to 5 AM. Detour right on Queensbury to Town and Country Way, left on Attingham to the I-10 eastbound frontage road.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of the I-10/KATY FREEWAY eastbound frontage road between WILCREST and BELTWAY 8 beginning 9 PM, Friday, October 26 until 9 PM, Saturday, October 27. Detour to the I-10 eastbound mainlanes. Business and apartment complex access in the area will be maintained.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of the I-10/KATY FREEWAY westbound frontage road between LUMPKIN and BELTWAY 8 beginning 9 PM, Friday, October 26 until 6 AM, Saturday, October 27. Westbound traffic will detour right on Lumpkin to Westview, make a left on Westview to the Beltway 8 southbound frontage road to the I-10 westbound frontage road.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of the Beltway 8 southbound direct connector ramp to I-10 eastbound nightly beginning 10 PM, Friday, October 26 until 5 AM, Saturday, October 27. Detour via I-10 westbound direct connector ramp and exit Kirkwood, U-Turn to the I-10 eastbound frontage road to the Beltway 8 southbound frontage road, U-turn at Kimberley and follow Queensbury detour.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of the I-10/KATY FREEWAY eastbound mainlanes between WILCREST and GESSNER nightly beginning Saturday, October 27 to Wednesday, October 31 from 10 PM to 5 AM. Detour to the I-10 eastbound frontage road.

. There will be TOTAL CLOSURE of the I-10/KATY FREEWAY westbound mainlanes between GESSNER and WILCREST nightly beginning Saturday, October 27 to Wednesday, October 31 from 10 PM to 5 AM. Detour to the I-10 westbound frontage road.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of the Beltway 8 southbound frontage road between WESTVIEW and I-10/KATY FREEWAY nightly beginning Saturday, October 27 to Wednesday, October 31 from 9 PM to 5 AM. Detour right on Westview to Brittmoore, left on Brittmoore to the I-10 westbound frontage road.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of the I-10/Katy HOV LANE between WILCREST AND GESSNER nightly beginning Saturday, October 27 to Wednesday, October 31 from 10 PM to 5 AM.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of the I-10/KATY FREEWAY westbound direct connector ramp to Beltway 8 southbound nightly beginning Saturday, October 27 to Wednesday, October 31 from 10 PM to 5 AM. Detour via the Beltway 8 frontage road exit to the I-10 westbound frontage road, and make a left to the Beltway 8 southbound frontage road.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of the I-10/KATY FREEWAY westbound direct connector ramp to Beltway 8 northbound nightly beginning Saturday, October 27 to Wednesday, October 31 from 10 PM to 5 AM. Detour via the Beltway 8 frontage road exit to the I-10 westbound frontage road to the Beltway 8 northbound frontage road.

CONTRACTS E1 & E2 (BETWEEN BELTWAY 8 and I-610) CLOSURES
. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of the I-10/KATY FREEWAY eastbound entrance ramp from BLALOCK/ECHO LANE beginning 9 PM, Friday, October 26 until Thursday, November 22. Eastbound traffic will detour to the entrance ramp from Bingle/Voss Road.

. The outside lane of northbound GESSNER just north of the I-10/KATY FREEWAY westbound frontage road will be closed from 9 PM, Friday, October 26 until 6 PM, Sunday, October 28.

CONTRACT G (I-610 to west of WASHINGTON) CLOSURES
. One outside lane of the I-10/KATY FREEWAY eastbound mainlanes between I-610/WEST LOOP and WASHINGTON/WESTCOTT ST will be closed Saturday, October 27 from 8 AM to 11 AM.


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CONTRACT D (I-10/BELTWAY 8 INTERCHANGE) CLOSURES
Check out the weekly forecast of upcoming closures associated with the Beltway 8/I-10 Katy Freeway direct connectors on our web site http://www.katyfreeway.org/Beltway8/Weekly_Forecast.html.

CONTRACTS E1 & E2 (BETWEEN BELTWAY 8 and I-610) CLOSURES
. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of northbound and southbound GESSNER at I-10/KATY FREEWAY from 9 PM, Friday, November 2 until 5 AM, Monday, November 5. Northbound traffic will detour right on the I-10 eastbound frontage road, U-turn at the signalized intersection at Bunker Hill to the I-10 westbound frontage road to Gessner. Southbound traffic will detour right on the I-10 westbound frontage road, U-turn through the signalized intersection at Beltway 8 to the I-10 eastbound frontage road to Gessner. The eastbound to westbound U-turn at Gessner will remain open.

CONTRACT G (I-610 to west of WASHINGTON) CLOSURES
. Two inside lanes of the I-10/KATY FREEWAY eastbound mainlanes will be closed between I-610/WEST LOOP and WASHINGTON/WESTCOTT ST Wednesday, October 31 from 10 PM to 5 AM. One outside lane will remain open.

. Two inside lanes of the I-10/KATY FREEWAY eastbound mainlanes will be closed between I-610/WEST LOOP and WASHINGTON/WESTCOTT ST Friday, November 2 from 10 PM to 5 AM. One outside lane will remain open.

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