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News Release: from the Katy Freeway Public Information Office


Upcoming Katy Freeway Program Closures

Friday, Apr 4th, 2008

Below is an updated list of the scheduled closures associated with the Katy Freeway Reconstruction Program as of Friday, April 4, 2008.

CONTRACT C1 (SH 6 to east of ELDRIDGE) CLOSURES
. The inside lane of northbound and southbound SH-6 between MEMORIAL and PARK ROW will be closed daily beginning 9 AM, Monday, April 7 until Monday, May 5 from 9 AM to 3 PM.

CONTRACT D (I-10/BELTWAY 8 INTERCHANGE) CLOSURES
. The right lane of I-10/KATY FREEWAY westbound between GESSNER and BELTWAY 8 will be closed beginning 10 PM, Friday, April 4 until 5 AM, Saturday, April 5.

. Effective 10 PM, Sunday, April 6, the new I-10/KATY FREEWAY westbound direct connector ramp to BELTWAY 8-WEST northbound will be open for service.

. The I-10/KATY FREEWAY westbound direct connector ramp to BELTWAY 8-WEST southbound will be closed permanently for reconstruction beginning 10 PM, Sunday, April 6 until August 2008. I-10 westbound traffic destined to Beltway 8 southbound will detour via the new I-10 westbound direct connector ramp to Beltway 8 northbound, exit Hammerly and U-turn to the Beltway 8 southbound frontage road and enter the Beltway 8 mainlanes via the entrance ramp from Hammerly.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of I-10/KATY FREEWAY westbound between GESSNER and WILCREST and the I-10 westbound entrance ramp from Gessner nightly Sunday, April 6 through Sunday, April 13 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 west of Beltway 8.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of I-10/KATY FREEWAY eastbound between WILCREST and GESSNER and the I-10/HOV lane nightly Sunday, April 6 through Sunday, April 13 from 10 PM to 5 AM. Traffic will detour via the Beltway 8 exit ramp to the I-10 eastbound frontage road and re-enter the mainlanes via the I-10 eastbound entrance ramp west of Gessner.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of the BELTWAY 8 southbound frontage road between WESTVIEW and I-10/KATY FREEWAY nightly Sunday, April 6 through Sunday, April 13 from 9 PM to 5 AM. Detour to the Beltway 8 southbound frontage road flyover bridge or turn right on Westview and left on Brittmoore, to access the I-10 westbound frontage road.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of the BELTWAY 8 northbound frontage road at QUEENSBURY nightly Sunday, April 6 through Sunday, April 13 from 9 PM to 5 AM. Detour right on Queensbury, turn left on Attingham to the I-10 eastbound frontage road, U-turn at Gessner to the I-10 westbound frontage road, and turn right onto 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 frontage road between BENIGNUS and GESSNER from 9 PM, Friday, April 4 to 5 AM, Monday, April 7. Traffic will detour to the I-10/Katy Freeway eastbound mainlanes to the Bunker Hill exit ramp, U-turn through the signalized intersection to the I-10 westbound frontage road to Gessner.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of the Gessner exit from the Beltway 8 northbound to I-10 eastbound direct connector ramp beginning 9 PM, Friday, April 4 to 5 AM, Monday, April 7. Traffic will detour to I-10 eastbound, exit Bunker Hill and U-turn through the signalized intersection to the I-10 westbound frontage road to Gessner.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of FROSTWOOD at the I-10/KATY FREEWAY eastbound frontage road beginning 5 AM, Monday, April 7 until 9 PM, Tuesday, April 8. Traffic will detour to Kingsride and make a left on Gessner to I-10/Katy Freeway.

CONTRACT G (I-610 to west of WASHINGTON) CLOSURES
. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of I-10/KATY FREEWAY westbound beginning 9 PM, Friday, April 4 until 5 AM, Monday, April 7. Traffic will be detoured to exit at Washington Ave./Westcott St., turn right and continue to Old Katy Road to access the westbound frontage road and re-enter the I-10 westbound mainlanes after Antoine.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of the I-10/KATY FREEWAY westbound direct connector ramp to I-610/WEST LOOP northbound beginning 9 PM, Friday, April 4 until 5 AM, Monday, April 7. Traffic will detour to Old Katy Road to the I-610 northbound frontage road to enter I-610 after 18th Street.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of the I-10/KATY FREEWAY westbound direct connector ramp to I-610/WEST LOOP southbound beginning 9 PM, Friday, April 4 until 5 AM, Monday, April 7. Traffic will detour to Old Katy Road, turn left on North Post Oak to access the I-610/West Loop southbound frontage road and enter the I-610/West Loop mainlanes after Woodway.
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CONTRACT C2 (DAIRY ASHFORD to east of KIRKWOOD) CLOSURES
. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of I-10/KATY FREEWAY eastbound between DAIRY ASHFORD and KIRKWOOD beginning 10 PM, Saturday, April 12 until 5 AM, Sunday, April 13. Detour to the I-10 eastbound frontage road.

CONTRACT D (I-10/BELTWAY 8 INTERCHANGE) CLOSURES
. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of I-10/KATY FREEWAY eastbound and westbound between WILCREST and GESSNER nightly beginning Sunday, April 6 through Sunday, April 13 from 10 PM to 5 AM. Detour to the respective frontage roads.

CONTRACTS E1 & E2 (BETWEEN BELTWAY 8 and I-610) CLOSURES
. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of northbound and southbound CHIMNEY ROCK/WIRT ROAD at I-10/KATY FREEWAY beginning 5 AM, Saturday, April 12 until 6 PM, Sunday, April 13. Northbound traffic will detour to the I-10 eastbound frontage road, U-turn through the signalized intersection at Antoine to the I-10 westbound frontage to access Wirt Rd. Southbound traffic will detour to the I-10 westbound frontage road, U-turn at Bingle/Voss Road to the I-10 eastbound frontage road to access Chimney Rock.

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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