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News Release: from the Katy Freeway Public Information Office


Upcoming Katy Freeway Program Closures

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Below is an updated list of the scheduled closures associated with the Katy Freeway Reconstruction Program as of Friday, May 30, 2008.

CONTRACT C1 (SH 6 to east of ELDRIDGE) CLOSURES
. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of the I-10/KATY FREEWAY eastbound frontage road at ELDRIDGE beginning 9 PM, Friday, May 30 until 5 AM, Monday, June 2. Traffic will detour right on Eldridge and U-turn to northbound Eldridge to the I-10 eastbound frontage road or continue south on Eldridge to Memorial, turn left to Dairy Ashford and turn left to the I-10 eastbound frontage road.

. The I-10/KATY FREEWAY eastbound exit ramp to ELDRIDGE/DAIRY ASHFORD will be closed beginning 9 PM, Friday, May 30 until 5 AM, Monday, June 2. Traffic will detour to the Kirkwood exit ramp.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of northbound and southbound SH-6 at I-10/KATY FREEWAY beginning 6 AM, Saturday, May 31 until 2 PM, Sunday, June 1. Northbound traffic will detour to the I-10 eastbound frontage road, U-turn at Eldridge to the I-10 westbound frontage road to SH-6. Southbound traffic will detour to the I-10 westbound frontage road, U-turn at Park Ten to the I-10 eastbound frontage road to SH-6.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of the I-10/Katy Freeway eastbound frontage road at SH-6 beginning 6 AM, Saturday, May 31 until 5 AM, Sunday, June 1. Traffic will detour south on SH-6, turn left at Grisby to SH-6 northbound to the I-10 eastbound frontage road.

CONTRACT C2 (DAIRY ASHFORD to east of KIRKWOOD) CLOSURES
. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of the I-10/KATY FREEWAY westbound mainlanes between WILCREST and DAIRY ASHFORD beginning 9 PM, Saturday, May 31 until 10 AM, Sunday, June 1. Traffic will detour to the I-10 westbound frontage road.

. The BELTWAY 8 northbound and southbound direct connector ramps to I-10/KATY FREEWAY westbound will be closed Sunday, June 2 from 2 AM to 6 AM. Northbound traffic will detour via the Hammerly exit, U-turn to the Beltway 8 southbound frontage road to the I-10 westbound frontage road. Southbound traffic will detour via the Westview exit to the Beltway 8 southbound frontage road to the I-10 westbound frontage road.

CONTRACT D (I-10/BELTWAY 8 INTERCHANGE) CLOSURES
. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of the I-10/KATY FREEWAY eastbound frontage road between BELTWAY 8 and TOWN AND COUNTRY LN and the I-10/KATY FREEWAY eastbound U-turn at BELTWAY 8 beginning 9 PM, Friday, May 30 until 7 PM, Saturday, May 31. Detour to the Beltway 8 southbound frontage road and U-turn at Kimberley to the Beltway 8 northbound frontage road, turn right on Queensbury, turn left on Attingham to the I-10 eastbound frontage road.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of the BELTWAY 8 northbound frontage road between QUEENSBURY and I-10/KATY FREEWAY beginning 9 PM, Friday, May 30 until 7 PM, Saturday, May 31. Traffic will detour right on Queensbury, left on Attingham to the I-10 eastbound frontage road, turn right on the I-10 eastbound frontage road to Gessner, U-turn to the I-10 westbound frontage road to the Beltway 8 northbound frontage road.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of the I-10/KATY FREEWAY eastbound frontage road between BELTWAY 8 and TOWN AND COUNTRY LN and the I-10/KATY FREEWAY eastbound U-turn at BELTWAY 8 beginning Sunday, June 1 from 6 AM to 1 PM. Detour to the Beltway 8 southbound frontage road and U-turn at Kimberley to the Beltway 8 northbound frontage road, turn right on Queensbury, turn left on Attingham to the I-10 eastbound frontage road.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of the I-10/KATY FREEWAY westbound entrance ramp to BELTWAY 8 northbound from midnight, Sunday, June 1 through noon, Monday, June 2. Detour to the Beltway 8 northbound frontage road.


CONTRACTS E1 & E2 (BETWEEN BELTWAY 8 and I-610) CLOSURES
. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of northbound and southbound BUNKER HILL at I-10/KATY FREEWAY beginning 9 PM, Friday, May 30 until 5 AM, Monday, June 2. Northbound traffic will detour to the I-10 eastbound frontage road, U-turn at Blalock/Echo Lane to the I-10 westbound frontage road to access Bunker Hill. Southbound traffic will detour to the I-10 westbound frontage road, U-turn at Gessner to the I-10 eastbound frontage road to access Bunker Hill.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of northbound and southbound CAMPBELL north of I-10/KATY FREEWAY from 6 AM to 6 PM, Saturday, May 31. Detour to the westbound frontage road to northbound Blalock to eastbound Westview to access Campbell.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of northbound and southbound CAMPBELL at the I-10/KATY FREEWAY eastbound frontage road beginning 9 PM, Friday, May 30 until 5 AM, Saturday, May 31. Traffic will detour south on Corbindale to Gaylord.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of the I-10/KATY FREEWAY westbound entrance ramp from BLALOCK and the exit ramp to GESSNER beginning 9 PM, Friday, May 30 until 6 PM, Saturday, May 31. Detour to the next ramp.

. One outside lane of I-10/KATY FREEWAY westbound between BLALOCK and GESSNER will be closed beginning 9 PM, Friday, May 30 until 9 AM, Saturday, May 31.
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CONTRACT C1 (SH 6 to east of ELDRIDGE) CLOSURES
. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of the I-10/KATY FREEWAY eastbound frontage road at SH-6 beginning 9 PM, Friday, June 6 until 5 AM, Saturday, Sunday, June 7. Traffic will detour south on SH-6, turn left at Grisby to SH-6 northbound to the I-10 eastbound frontage road.


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.


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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