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News Release: from the Katy Freeway Public Information Office


Upcoming Katy Freeway Program Closures

Friday, Feb 29th, 2008

Below is an updated list of the scheduled closures associated with the Katy Freeway Reconstruction Program as of Friday, February 29, 2008.

CONTRACT C1 (SH 6 to east of ELDRIDGE) CLOSURES
. One outside lane of the I-10/KATY FREEWAY westbound mainlanes between ELDRIDGE and SH-6 will be closed Saturday, March 1 from 5 AM to 10 AM.

CONTRACT C2 (DAIRY ASHFORD to east of KIRKWOOD) CLOSURES
. Alternate lanes of the I-10/KATY FREEWAY eastbound mainlanes between ELDRDIGE and KIRKWOOD including the corresponding entrance and exit ramps will be closed beginning 9 PM, Friday, February 29 until 9 AM, Saturday, March 1 as the contractor switches traffic to new pavement.

. The I-10/KATY FREEWAY eastbound exit ramp to DAIRY ASHFORD will close 7 PM, Friday, February 29 until May 2008. Drivers destined to Dairy Ashford will have to exit Eldridge to the I-10 eastbound frontage road or exit Kirkwood and u-turn at the signalized intersection.

CONTRACT D (I-10/BELTWAY 8 INTERCHANGE) CLOSURES
. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of the BELTWAY 8 southbound frontage road between WESTVIEW and I-10/KATY FREEWAY including the Beltway 8 southbound frontage road flyover bridge overnight beginning 9 PM, Friday, February 29 until 5 AM, Saturday, March 1. Detour right on Westview to Brittmoore to the I-10 westbound frontage road.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of the I-10/KATY FREEWAY westbound frontage road between BELTWAY 8 and the exit ramp to WILCREST overnight beginning 9 PM, Friday, February 29 until 5 AM, Saturday, March 1. Detour to the Beltway 8 northbound frontage road to Westview, turn left on Westview to Brittmoore to the I-10 westbound frontage road.

. The I-10/KATY FREEWAY westbound exit ramp to BELTWAY 8 will be closed overnight beginning 10 PM, Sunday, March 2 until 5 AM, Monday, March 3. Detour to exit at Wilcrest, U-turn to the I-10 eastbound frontage road to Beltway 8.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of I-10/KATY FREEWAY westbound between GESSNER and WILCREST including the I-10 westbound entrance ramp from Gessner nightly Monday, March 3 and Tuesday, March 4 from 10 PM to 5 AM. Traffic will exit at Gessner to the I-10 westbound frontage road and re-enter the mainlanes via the I-10 westbound entrance ramp from Beltway 8.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of the I-10/KATY FREEWAY westbound direct connector ramp to BELTWAY 8 southbound nightly Monday, March 3 and Tuesday, March 4 from 10 PM to 5 AM. Traffic will exit at Beltway 8 to the I-10 westbound frontage road, turn left to the Beltway 8 southbound frontage road and enter the mainlanes via the Beltway 8 southbound entrance ramp from Memorial.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of the BELTWAY 8 northbound frontage road at I-10/KATY FREEWAY nightly Monday, March 3 and Tuesday, March 4 from 9 PM to 5 AM. Detour to the I-10 eastbound frontage road, U-turn at Gessner to the I-10 westbound frontage road to the Beltway 8 northbound frontage road.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of the BELTWAY 8 southbound frontage road at WESTVIEW nightly Monday, March 3 and Tuesday, March 4 from 9 PM to 5 AM. Detour right on Westview to Brittmoore to the I-10 westbound frontage road.

CONTRACTS E1 & E2 (BETWEEN BELTWAY 8 and I-610) CLOSURES
. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of northbound and southbound SILBER at I-10/KATY FREEWAY beginning 9 PM, Friday, February 29 until 5 AM, Monday, March 3. Northbound traffic will continue on the I-10 eastbound frontage road, turn left on N. Post Oak and left on the I-10 westbound frontage road to Silber. Southbound traffic will detour to the I-10 westbound frontage road and U-turn through the signalized intersection at Antoine to the I-10 eastbound frontage road to Silber.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of northbound and southbound BLALOCK/ECHO LANE at I-10/KATY FREEWAY on Saturday, March 1 from 6 AM to 6 PM. Northbound traffic will detour to the I-10 eastbound frontage road and U-turn at the signalized intersection at Campbell to the I-10 westbound frontage road to Blalock. Southbound traffic will detour to the I-10 eastbound frontage road and U-turn at the signalized intersection at Bunker Hill to the I-10 eastbound frontage road to Echo Lane.

. Northbound and southbound ANTOINE at I-10/KATY FREEWAY will be reduced to one lane effective 6 AM, March 1 until March 31.

. One outside lane of I-10/KATY FREEWAY eastbound between BINGLE and ANTOINE will be closed Saturday, March 1 from 6 AM to 10 AM.

. The I-10 eastbound entrance ramp from BINGLE will be closed Saturday, March 1 from 6 AM to 6 PM.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of northbound and southbound ANTOINE at I-10/KATY FREEWAY overnight beginning 9 PM, Monday, March 3 until 5 AM, Tuesday, March 4. Northbound traffic will detour to the I-10 eastbound frontage road and U-turn through the signalized intersection at Silber to the I-10 westbound frontage road to Antoine. Southbound traffic will detour to the I-10 westbound frontage road and U-turn through the signalized intersection at Chimney Rock/Wirt Rd. to the I-10 eastbound frontage road to Antoine.

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CONTRACTS E1 & E2 (BETWEEN BELTWAY 8 and I-610) CLOSURES
. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of northbound and southbound ANTOINE at I-10/KATY FREEWAY beginning 9 PM, Friday, March 7 until 5 AM, Monday, March 10. Northbound traffic will detour to the I-10 eastbound frontage road and U-turn through the signalized intersection at Silber to the I-10 westbound frontage road to Antoine. Southbound traffic will detour to the I-10 westbound frontage road and U-turn through the signalized intersection at Chimney Rock/Wirt Rd. to the I-10 eastbound frontage road to Antoine.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of BINGLE/VOSS at the I-10/KATY FREEWAY eastbound frontage road beginning 9 PM, Friday, March 7 until Saturday, May 3. More details regarding detours will be provided in the upcoming week.

Please note that all closures are subject to change in the event of inclement weather. For more information on the Katy Freeway Reconstruction Program including up to date information regarding other lane closures along the I-10 corridor, please visit the Katy Freeway website at www.katyfreeway.org or contact the Katy Freeway Public Information Office at 281-589-5924.

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