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News Release: from the Katy Freeway Public Information Office


Upcoming Katy Freeway Program Closures

Friday, Feb 2nd, 2007

Below is an updated list of the scheduled closures associated with the Katy Freeway Reconstruction Program as of Friday, February 2, 2007.

CONTRACT C1 (SH 6 to east of ELDRIDGE) CLOSURES
. Alternate lanes of the I-10/KATY FREEWAY eastbound frontage road between SH-6 and ELDRIDGE PARKWAY will be closed daily from 9 AM to 3 PM (excluding Sundays) through Saturday, February 3.

. One inside and outside lane of the I-10/KATY FREEWAY eastbound frontage road at SH-6 will be closed continuously until 5 PM, Saturday, March 31.

. One inside lane of the I-10/KATY FREEWAY eastbound frontage road from ELDRIDGE PARKWAY to DAIRY ASHFORD RD will be closed daily from 9 AM to 3 PM through Saturday, February 3.


CONTRACT C2 (DAIRY ASHFORD to east of KIRKWOOD) CLOSURES
. The right lane of the I-10/KATY FREEWAY eastbound frontage road at the Turkey Creek Bridge will be closed daily (excluding Sundays) from 9 AM to 3 PM through February 28.

. The left lane of northbound and southbound KIRKWOOD at I-10/KATY FREEWAY will be closed beginning 6 PM, Saturday, February 3 until Noon, Sunday, February 4.

. The left lane of the I-10/Katy Freeway westbound frontage road at KIRKWOOD will be closed beginning 6 PM, Saturday, February 3 until Noon, Sunday, February 4.


CONTRACT D (I-10/BELTWAY 8 INTERCHANGE) CLOSURES
. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of the I-10/KATY FREEWAY westbound frontage road from BELTWAY 8-WEST to BRITTMOORE on Saturday, February 3 from 5 AM to 1 PM. Traffic destined for westbound I-10/KATY FREEWAY will be detoured to the Beltway 8 northbound frontage road to Westview westbound, to Brittmoore southbound, to I-10/KATY FREEWAY. Traffic destined to Beltway 8 southbound will be detoured to the northbound frontage road of Beltway 8 to Westview westbound, to the Beltway 8 southbound frontage road.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of the I-10/KATY FREEWAY westbound direct connector ramp to Beltway 8 northbound from 9 PM Friday, February 2 to 5 AM, Monday, February 5. Traffic will be detoured via the Beltway 8 Frontage Road exit to the I-10 westbound frontage road to access Beltway 8 via the northbound frontage road.

. The I-10/KATY FREEWAY westbound exit ramp to WILCREST will be CLOSED through Friday, February 9. Detour via the Beltway 8 frontage road exit ramp to access Wilcrest or detour to Kirkwood and u-turn to the eastbound frontage road to Wilcrest.


CONTRACTS E1 & E2 (BETWEEN BELTWAY 8 and I-610) CLOSURES
. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of WIRT/CHIMNEY ROCK northbound and southbound at I-10/KATY FREEWAY from 8 PM, Friday, February 2 to 6 PM, Saturday, February 3. Northbound traffic should detour to the I-10/KATY FREEWAY eastbound frontage road, go through the signalized intersection at Antoine, to the westbound frontage road, to WIRT; southbound traffic should detour to the westbound frontage road, go through the signalized intersection at BINGLE to the eastbound frontage road, to CHIMNEY ROCK.

. The right lane of the I-10/KATY FREEWAY westbound mainlanes between ANTOINE and SILBER will be closed from 6 AM to 10 AM on Saturday, February 3.

CONTRACT F (I-10/I-610 INTERCHANGE) CLOSURES
. One alternate lane of the I-610/WEST LOOP northbound frontage road from OLD KATY RD to HEMPSTEAD RD will be closed daily from 9AM to 3 PM, through Wednesday, February 14.

. The I-10/KATY FREEWAY eastbound and westbound direct connector ramps to I-610 southbound will be closed from 9 PM, Friday, February 2 to 9 PM, Saturday, February 3. Detour to I-610 northbound to W. 18th and u-turn to I-610 southbound.

. The I-610/WEST LOOP southbound exit ramp to Woodway will be closed from 9 PM, Friday, February 2 to 9 PM, Saturday, February 3. Detour to the second Woodway exit.

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CONTRACTS E1 & E2 (BETWEEN BELTWAY 8 and I-610) CLOSURES
. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of BINGLE/VOSS northbound and southbound at I-10/KATY FREEWAY 8 PM, Friday, February 9 to 6 PM, Saturday, February 10. Northbound traffic should detour to the I-10/KATY FREEWAY eastbound frontage road to WIRT and u-turn to the westbound frontage road, to Bingle. Southbound traffic should detour to the I-10/KATY FREEWAY westbound frontage road to BLALOCK and u-turn
to the eastbound frontage road, to Voss.

CONTRACT F (I-10/I-610 INTERCHANGE) CLOSURES
. The I-610/WEST LOOP northbound exit to I-10/KATY FREEWAY eastbound and westbound will be closed beginning 9 PM, Friday, February 9 through 9 PM Saturday, February 10.

. The I-610/WEST LOOP northbound entrance ramp from Woodway to I-10/KATY FREEWAY will be closed beginning 9 PM, Friday, February 9 through 9 PM Saturday, February 10.

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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