News Release: from the Katy Freeway Public Information Office
Traffic Changes in the Vicinity of I-10 and Beltway
Wednesday, Jul 27th, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
UPCOMING I-10/KATY FREEWAY TRAFFIC CHANGESIN THE VICINTY OF BELTWAY 8
"WB Shifts Traffic onto the New I-10 Westbound Mainlanes"
(Houston) - Drivers on I-10/Katy Freeway in the vicinity of Beltway 8 should expect traffic changes over the course of this upcoming weekend. Friday, July 29 Williams Brothers Construction (WB) will be shifting the existing I-10 westbound mainlanes traffic onto the new westbound mainlanes pavement between east of Beltway 8 and west of Wilcrest. In order to perform this traffic switch, alternate lanes of I-10 westbound between Gessner and Kirkwood and the corresponding entrance and exit ramps will be closed beginning 9 PM, Friday, July 29 until 5 AM, Monday, August 1. (The Beltway 8 northbound and southbound to I-10 westbound direct connector ramps will remain open during this time).
When the I-10 westbound mainlanes are fully re-opened to traffic, motorists making the connection to I-10 westbound from Beltway 8 northbound and southbound will be entering traffic from the left-hand side of the mainlane traffic, rather than the right-hand side as it is today. Additionally, motorists destined to Beltway 8 northbound and southbound from I-10 westbound will exit to the left.
The switch of traffic onto the new I-10 westbound mainlanes in the vicinity of Beltway 8 marks the successful completion of the first of fifteen major and interim milestones on the I-10/Betway 8 Interchange reconstruction contract (Contract D). By successfully completing this milestone ahead of schedule, WB will capture the full amount of the incentive, equal to $600,000, for early completion of the new I-10 westbound mainlanes.
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.
