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News Release: from the Katy Freeway Public Information Office


Upcoming Katy Freeway Program Closures

Friday, Jun 15th, 2007

Below is an updated list of the scheduled closures associated with the Katy Freeway Reconstruction Program as of Friday, June 15, 2007.

CONTRACT C1 (SH 6 to east of ELDRIDGE) CLOSURES
. One outside lane of the I-10/KATY FREEWAY eastbound frontage road from SH-6 to ELDRIDGE PARKWAY will be closed overnight Friday, June 15 from 8 PM to 5 AM.

. There will be alternating lane closures on the I-10/KATY FREEWAY eastbound frontage road between west of SH-6 and ELDRIDGE daily until Friday, June 22 from 9 AM to 3 PM.

CONTRACT C2 (DAIRY ASHFORD to east of KIRKWOOD) CLOSURES
. One outside lane of the I-10/KATY FREEWAY eastbound frontage road east and west of DAIRY ASHFORD RD will be closed daily from 9 AM to 3 PM on Friday, June 15 and Saturday, June 16.

CONTRACT D (I-10/BELTWAY 8 INTERCHANGE) CLOSURES
. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of the I-10/KATY FREEWAY eastbound and westbound mainlanes from WILCREST DR to GESSNER DR beginning 10 PM, Saturday, June 16 to 5:00 AM, Monday, June 18. Motorists traveling eastbound and westbound will detour to the Beltway 8 exit, remain on the east- and/or westbound frontage road, go through the signalized intersection and re-enter the mainlanes at the next ramp.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of the I-10/KATY FREEWAY westbound direct connectors to northbound and southbound Beltway 8-West beginning 10 PM, Saturday, June 16 to 5:00 AM, Monday, June 18. Detour to the Beltway 8 exit and remain on the westbound frontage road to the signalized intersection to proceed northbound or southbound on Beltway 8.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of the Beltway 8-West northbound frontage road between QUEENSBURY and I-10/KATY FREEWAY and the Beltway 8-West northbound flyover bridge beginning 10 PM, Saturday, June 16 to 5:00 AM, Monday, June 18. Detour to Town & Country Lane, to Town & Country Blvd., to I-10 eastbound.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of the Beltway 8-West southbound frontage road between WESTVIEW and I-10/KATY FREEWAY and the Beltway 8-West southbound flyover bridge beginning 10 PM, Saturday, June 16 to 5:00 AM, Monday, June 18. Detour to Westview westbound, to Brittmoore southbound, to I-10 westbound.

CONTRACTS E1 & E2 (BETWEEN BELTWAY 8 and I-610) CLOSURES
. One inside lane of eastbound I-10/KATY FREEWAY from SILBER RD to I-610/ WEST LOOP will be closed overnight from 9 PM, Friday, June 15 to 5 AM, Saturday, June 16.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of northbound and southbound ANTOINE from I-10/KATY FREEWAY to MEMORIAL DR beginning 9 PM, Friday, June 15 to 5 AM, Sunday, June 17. Northbound traffic will detour on Memorial eastbound to Silber northbound, to the westbound frontage road, to Antoine; southbound traffic will detour to the eastbound frontage road to Silber southbound to Memorial.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of northbound and southbound BINGLE/VOSS at I-10/KATY FREEWAY Saturday, June 16 from 4 AM to 6 PM. Southbound traffic will detour to the westbound frontage road to the signalized intersection at Campbell and u-turn to the eastbound frontage road to Voss; northbound traffic will detour to the eastbound frontage road to the signalized intersection at Chimney Rock/Wirt and u-turn to the westbound frontage road to Bingle.

. The I-10/KATY FREEWAY westbound exit ramp to GESSNER will be closed overnight from 9 PM, Monday, June 18 to 5 AM, Tuesday, June 19. Detour to the Bunker Hill exit ramp.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of northbound and southbound BLALOCK at I-10/KATY FREEWAY overnight from 9 PM, Monday, June 18 to 5 AM, Tuesday, June 19. Northbound traffic will detour to the I-10 eastbound frontage road to Campbell; southbound traffic will detour to the I-10 westbound frontage road to Bunker Hill.


CONTRACT F (I-10/I-610 INTERCHANGE) CLOSURES
. One inside lane of the I-610/WEST LOOP northbound connector ramp to I-10/KATY FREEWAY east- and westbound will be closed on Saturday, June 16 from 7 AM to 1 PM.

. The I-610/WEST LOOP southbound exit ramp to WOODWAY will be closed on Saturday, June 16 from 5 AM to 11 AM. Detour to the Post Oak exit.


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A Glimpse At Next Weekend's Work...

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of northbound and southbound CHIMNEY ROCK/WIRT at I-10/KATY FREEWAY Saturday, June 23 from 4 AM to 6 PM. Southbound traffic will detour to the westbound frontage road to the signalized intersection at Bingle/Voss and u-turn to the eastbound frontage road to Chimney Rock; northbound traffic will detour to the eastbound frontage road to the signalized intersection at Antoine and u-turn to the westbound frontage road to Wirt.


Please note that all closures are subject to change in the event of 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.

Check out the weekly forecast of upcoming closures associated with the Beltway 8/I-10 Katy Freeway direct connectors on our web site http://www.katyfreeway.org/Beltway8/Weekly_Forecast.html.


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