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News Release: from the Katy Freeway Public Information Office


Upcoming Katy Freeway Program Closures

Friday, Sep 16th, 2005

Below is a list of the upcoming closures associated with the Katy Freeway Reconstruction Program as of September 16, 2005.

CONTRACT A (HARRIS-FORT BEND COUNTY LINE to SH 99) CLOSURES
• The inside lane of I-10/KATY FREEWAY eastbound and westbound at KATY FORT BEND ROAD will be closed nightly 7 PM to 5 AM from Friday, September 16 to Saturday, September 17.

• The inside lane of I-10/KATY FREEWAY eastbound and westbound at KATY FORT BEND ROAD will be closed daily 9 AM to 3 PM and nightly 7 PM to 5 AM from Monday, September 19 to Friday, September 23.


CONTRACT C2 (Dairy Ashford to Kirkwood) CLOSURES
• Alternate lanes of the I-10/KATY FREEWAY westbound frontage road from KIRKWOOD RD to DAIRY ASHFORD RD will be closed on Saturday, September 17 from 7 AM to 5 PM.

• OLD KATY ROAD between KIRKWOOD and DAIRY ASHFORD will be closed nightly from 9 PM to 7 AM beginning Monday, September 19 through Thursday, September 22. Detour to the I-10 westbound frontage road.


CONTRACTS E1 & E2 (BETWEEN BELTWAY 8 AND I-610) CLOSURES
• There will be a total closure the I-10/KATY FREEWAY westbound frontage road from BUNKER HILL RD to GESSNER DR from 10 PM, Saturday, September 17 to 5 AM, Sunday, September 18. Detour northbound on Bunker Hill to Old Katy Road, to Gessner, to the new frontage road.

• Alternate lanes of GESSNER northbound at I-10/KATY FREEWAY will be closed nightly 9 PM to 5 AM from Friday, September 16 to Friday, September 30.

• Northbound and southbound GESSNER at I-10/KATY FREEWAY will be closed overnight from 10 PM, Saturday, September 17 to 5 AM, Sunday, September 18. Northbound traffic detour to the eastbound frontage road to Bunker Hill northbound, to Old Katy Road westbound, to Gessner; southbound detour to the new frontage road westbound, to Beltway-8 and u-turn to the eastbound frontage road to Gessner.


CONTRACT F (I-10/I-610 INTERCHANGE) CLOSURES
• Starting at 9 PM Friday, September 16 until 6 PM, Sunday, September 18, the intersection of MEMORIAL at I-610/WEST LOOP will be closed. Eastbound Memorial traffic will be detoured to the southbound frontage road and directed to the U-turn at Woodway. Westbound Memorial traffic will be detoured to Woodway, to Post Oak Lane, to Memorial.


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CONTRACT C1 (SH 6 to Dairy Ashford) CLOSURES
• There will be a total closure of the I-10/KATY FREEWAY westbound frontage road at SH 6 beginning 9 PM, Friday, September 23 until 9 PM Monday, September 26. The I-10 westbound frontage road U-turn lane will also be closed. (Northbound and southbound travel on SH 6 will be maintained).

CONTRACTS E1 & E2 (BETWEEN BELTWAY 8 AND I-610) CLOSURES
• Williams Brothers anticipates performing a traffic switch next Saturday, September 24 between OLD VOSS and CAMPBELL to transition the existing I-10 westbound frontage road traffic onto the new westbound frontage road. More details regarding the lanes closures and traffic impacts will be released on next week.


Please note that all closures are subject to change due to 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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