TOTAL CLOSURE OF I-10/KATY FREEWAY EASTBOUND AND WESTBOUND & MULTIPLE I-10/I-610 DIRECT CONNECTORS RAMPS
"Motorists are Strongly Encouraged to Avoid the Area and Seek Alternate Travel Routes"
(Houston) -This weekend, starting 9 PM, Friday, September 28 until 5 AM, Monday, October 1, the Texas Department of Transportation's contractor for the reconstruction of I-10/Katy Freeway just east of the West Loop will close I-10/Katy Freeway eastbound and westbound from I-610/West Loop to east of Washington Avenue, the I-10 Katy HOV lane and multiple direct connectors. The closures are needed for the demolition of the original Union Pacific Railroad Bridge that travels over the I-10/Katy Freeway. Due to the combination of concurrently scheduled closures, mobility in the vicinity of the I-10/I-610 Interchange will be very limited this weekend. Motorists are strongly encouraged to avoid the area and seek alternate routes to designations in proximity to this area.
I-10/Katy Freeway westbound traffic will be detoured to exit at Washington Avenue, to make a right and continue to Old Katy Road to access the I-10 westbound frontage road. Alternately, traffic destined to I-10/Katy Freeway westbound is encouraged to detour via I-45/North Freeway northbound in the downtown area to I-610/North Loop to access the I-610/West Loop southbound direct connector to I-10 westbound. I-10/KatyFreeway eastbound will be detoured via the I-10/Katy Freeway eastbound direct connect ramp to I-610/West Loop northbound to continue to I-610/North Loop, to I-45/North Freeway southbound, to access I-10/East. Alternately, I-10/Katy Freeway eastbound traffic may detour via the I-10/Katy Freeway eastbound direct connect ramp to I-610/West Loop southbound to continue south to US 59/Southwest Freeway northbound, to I-45/North Freeway northbound to access I-10/East. Four direct connector ramps will also be closed over the weekend, as listed below.
. The I-10/Katy Freeway westbound direct connector ramps to I-610/West Loop will be closed starting 9 PM Friday, September 28 until 5 AM Monday, October 1. Exit to Washington Avenue, make a right and continue to Old Katy Road and make a left onto the frontage road of I-610/West Loop northbound to access I-610 northbound or southbound.
. The I-610/West Loop northbound direct connector to I-10/Katy Freeway eastbound will be closed starting 9 PM Friday, September 28 until 5 AM Monday, October 1. Continue northbound to I-610/North Loop, to I-45/North Freeway southbound, to access I-10/East.
. The I-610/West Loop southbound direct connector to I-10/Katy Freeway eastbound will be closed starting 9 PM Friday, September 28 until 5 AM Monday, October 1. Detour to exit at Old Katy Road, make a left on Old Katy Road to Washington to access I-10/Katy Freeway eastbound.
Maps of the closures listed above and the designated detours can be viewed using the link http://www.katyfreeway.org/I-610NB/I-10_To...losure_928.html. 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
