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News Release: from the Katy Freeway Public Information Office


Upcoming Katy Freeway Program Closures - corrected

Friday, Oct 20th, 2006

Below is a list of the upcoming closures associated with the Katy Freeway Reconstruction Program as of October 20, 2006.

CONTRACT C1 (SH 6 TO DAIRY ASHFORD) CLOSURES . One inside lane of the I-10/Freeway Freeway eastbound frontage road from SH-6 to DAIRY ASHFORD will be closed daily from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday, October 23 to Tuesday, October 31.


CONTRACT D (I-10/BELTWAY 8 INTERCHANGE) CLOSURES . Alternate lanes of the BELTWAY 8 northbound and southbound frontage roads from I-10/KATY FREEWAY to WESTVIEW will be closed nightly 9 PM to 5 AM from Saturday, October 21 to Monday, October 23.


CONTRACTS E1 & E2 (BETWEEN BELTWAY 8 and I-610) CLOSURES . The I-10/KATY FREEWAY westbound entrance ramp for WIRT ROAD is now open to traffic.

. The two new temporary I-10/KATY FREEWAY eastbound exit ramps to BLALOCK/ECHO LANE and BINGLE/VOSS and the new temporary entrance ramp from BLALOCK are now open to traffic.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of the northbound and southbound lanes of BUNKER HILL at I-10/Katy Freeway starting 8 PM, Friday, October 20 until 6 PM, Saturday, October 21. Northbound traffic should turn right onto the I-10/Katy Freeway eastbound frontage road and turn left at Blalock onto the westbound frontage road to access Bunker Hill. Southbound traffic should turn right onto I-10/Katy Freeway westbound frontage road and turn left at Gessner to the eastbound frontage road to access Bunker Hill.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of the southbound lanes of CAMPBELL at I-10/KATY FREEWAYstarting 8 PM, Wednesday, October 25 until 5 AM, Thursday, October 26. Southbound traffic should turn right onto the I-10/Katy Freeway westbound frontage road and turn left at Blalock/Echo to the eastbound frontage road to access Campbell.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of the northbound lanes of CAMPBELL at I-10/KATY FREEWAY starting 8 PM, Thursday, October 26 until 5 AM, Friday, October 27. Northbound traffic should turn right onto I-10/Katy Freeway eastbound frontage road and turn left at Bingle/Voss onto the westbound frontage road to access Campbell.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of the northbound and southbound lanes of BLALOCK at I-10/KATY FREEWAY starting 8 PM, Friday, October 27 until 6 PM, Saturday, October 28. Northbound traffic should turn right onto I-10/Katy Freeway eastbound frontage road and turn left at Campbell onto the westbound frontage road to access Blalock. Southbound traffic should turn right onto the I-10/Katy Freeway westbound frontage road and turn left at Bunker Hill to the eastbound frontage road to access Blalock.


. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of the northbound and southbound lanes of CAMPBELL at I-10/KATY FREEWAY starting 8 PM, Saturday, October 28 until 6 PM, Sunday, October 29. Southbound traffic should turn right onto I-10/Katy Freeway westbound frontage road, turn left at Blalock/Echo to the eastbound frontage road to access Campbell. Northbound traffic should turn right onto I-10/Katy Freeway eastbound frontage road, turn left at Bingle/Voss onto the westbound frontage road to access Campbell.


CONTRACT F (I-10/ I-610 IINTERCHANGE) CLOSURES . Alternate lanes of the I-610/WEST LOOP northbound and southbound frontage roads from MEMORIAL DR to POST OAK will be closed nightly 9 PM to 5 AM through Thursday, November 30.

. One alternate lane of I-610/WEST LOOP northbound between MEMORIAL DR and north of I-10/KATY FREEWAY starting 9 PM, Friday, October 27 until 9 PM, Saturday, October 28.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of the I-10/KATY FREEWAY eastbound direct connector ramp to I-610/WEST LOOP northbound starting 9 PM, Friday, October 27 until 9 PM, Saturday, October 28. Traffic should continue on I-10/Katy Freeway and exit Washington, turn left and re-entrance I-10/Katy Freeway westbound to access I-610/West Loop northbound.


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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