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News Release: from the Katy Freeway Public Information Office


Upcoming Katy Freeway Program Closures

Thursday, Nov 9th, 2006

Below is a list of the upcoming closures associated with the Katy Freeway Reconstruction Program as of November 9, 2006.


CONTRACTS C1 & C2 (SH 6 to east of KIRKWOOD) CLOSURES
• There will be a TOTAL closure of the intersection of KIRKWOOD at I-10 from 9 PM tonight, Thursday, November 9 until 5 AM, Friday, November 10. Northbound Kirkwood traffic will be detoured to the westbound frontage road and directed to the U-turn at WILCREST. Southbound Kirkwood traffic will be detoured to the eastbound frontage road to the U-turn at DAIRY ASHFORD to get back to Kirkwood.

• Williams Brothers Construction and Balfour-Beatty Construction, will work together to facilitate the switch of the existing I-10/KATY FREEWAY eastbound traffic onto new pavement between SH 6 and Kirkwood. Alternate lanes of I-10/Katy Freeway eastbound including the corresponding entrance and exit ramps from just east of SH-6 to east of KIRKWOOD will be closed beginning 9 PM Friday, November 10 until noon, Saturday, November 11.

• Effective 12 PM, Saturday, November 11 the I-10/KATY FREEWAY eastbound entrance ramp from SH-6 will be moved further east, closer to Eldridge.

• Effective 12 PM, Saturday, November 11 the I-10/KATY FREEWAY eastbound exit ramp to ELDRIDGE will be relocated to just east of SH-6.

• The I-10/KATY FREEWAY eastbound entrance ramp from ELDRIDGE will close effective 9 PM, Friday, November 10 until further notice. Detour the I-10 eastbound entrance ramp from Dairy Ashford to access I-10 eastbound.


CONTRACT F (I-10/ I-610 IINTERCHANGE) CLOSURES
• The I-610/WEST LOOP southbound exit ramp to WOODWAY, north of I-10/Katy Freeway, is closed until Thursday, November 16. Detour via the I-610 southbound exit ramp to Post Oak and U-turn to access Woodway.

• The I-610/WEST LOOP southbound exit ramp to WOODWAY, south of I-10/Katy Freeway, will close effective 9 PM, Thursday, November 9 until Thursday, November 16. Detour via the I-610 southbound exit ramp to Post Oak and U-turn to access Woodway.

• Alternate lanes of the I-610/WEST LOOP northbound and southbound frontage road from MEMORIAL DR to SAN FELIPE will be closed continuously from 9 PM, Thursday, November 9 until November 22.


• There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of the I-610/WEST LOOP southbound frontage road from MEMORIAL to WOODWAY beginning 8 PM Friday, November 10 until 5 AM, Monday, November 13. Southbound traffic should detour turn right onto Memorial then left onto Post Oak Lane southbound, to Woodway.


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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