News Release: from the Katy Freeway Public Information Office
Long-Term I-10 Westbound Ramp Closures
Friday, Jul 28th, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE....
LONG TERM I-10 WESTBOUND RAMP CLOSURES BETWEEN ANTOINE AND BINGLE STARTING JULY 28
"Upcoming Traffic Switch to New I-10 Westbound Frontage Road"
(Houston) – This weekend, July 28–30, 2006, Williams Brothers (WB) will switch traffic onto the newly completed I-10/Katy Freeway westbound frontage road from Antoine to west of Bingle/Voss. WB will now focus on the construction of the new I-10 westbound mainlanes in this area. As a result, three I-10 westbound ramps including the Antoine entrance ramp and the Wirt and the Bingle/Voss exit ramps will be closed effective 9 PM, July 28 until February 2007. Traffic for each ramp closure will be detoured to the preceding and following open westbound ramps. A detailed map of the ramp closures and detours can be viewed using the link http://www.katyfreeway.org/I10_Closure/Entrance_Exit_Ramps728.html. Additional lane closures associated with the I-10 westbound frontage road switch are provided below.
• Alternate lanes of the I-10 westbound frontage road from ANTOINE to BINGLE/VOSS will be closed overnight from 9 PM, Friday, July 28 to 10 AM, Saturday, July 29.
• Two outside lanes of the I-10 westbound mainlanes from SILBER to CAMPBELL will be closed nightly from 9 PM to 10 AM, Friday, July 28 and Saturday, July 29.
• Alternate lanes of WIRT northbound and southbound will also be closed Saturday, July 29 from 6 AM to 6 PM.
• Alternate lanes of BINGLE northbound and southbound will also be closed Sunday, July 30 from 6 AM to 6 PM.
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.
