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News Release: from the Katy Freeway Public Information Office


Upcoming Multiple Total Closures This Weekend

Thursday, Nov 1st, 2007

Below is an updated list of the scheduled closures associated with the Katy Freeway Reconstruction Program as of Thursday, November 1, 2007.


CONTRACT C1 (SH 6 to east of ELDRIDGE) CLOSURES
. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of northbound and southbound SH-6 at I-10/KATY FREEWAY overnight beginning 9 PM, Friday, November 2 until 10 AM, Saturday, November 3. Northbound detour to Eldridge and u-turn; southbound detour to Park Ten and u-turn.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of eastbound and westbound FT. SMITH at SH-6 until 5 PM, Tuesday, November 13. Detour to Grisby.

CONTRACT D (I-10/BELTWAY 8 INTERCHANGE) CLOSURES
. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of I-10/KATY FREEWAY eastbound between WILCREST and GESSNER, including the WILCREST entrance ramp, nightly beginning Thursday, November 1 to Monday, November 5 from 10 PM to 5 AM. Detour to the I-10 eastbound frontage road.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of I-10/KATY FREEWAY westbound between GESSNER and WILCREST nightly beginning Thursday, November 1 to Monday, November 5 from 10 PM to 5 AM. Detour to the I-10 westbound frontage road.


. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of the BELTWAY 8 northbound frontage road between QUEENSBURY and I-10/KATY FREEWAY nightly beginning Thursday, November 1 to Monday, November 5 from 10 PM to 5 AM. Detour right on Queensbury to Town and Country Way, left on Attingham to the I-10 eastbound frontage road.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of the BELTWAY 8 southbound frontage road between WESTVIEW and I-10/KATY FREEWAY nightly beginning Thursday, November 1 to Monday, November 5 from 10 PM to 5 AM. Detour right on Westview to Brittmoore, left on Brittmoore to the I-10 westbound frontage road.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of the I-10/Katy HOV LANE between WILCREST AND GESSNER nightly beginning Thursday, November 1 to Monday, November 5 from 10 PM to 5 AM.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of the I-10/KATY FREEWAY westbound direct connector ramp to BELTWAY 8 southbound and northbound nightly beginning Thursday, November 1 to Monday, November 5 from 10 PM to 5 AM. Motorists will be detoured via the Beltway 8 frontage road exit to the I-10 westbound frontage road, to access the frontage roads of Beltway 8 southbound and northbound respectively.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of the I-10/KATY FREEWAY westbound frontage road between LUMPKIN and BELTWAY 8 Saturday, November 3 and Sunday, November 4 from 5 AM to 7 PM. Westbound traffic will detour right on Lumpkin to Westview, make a left on Westview to the Beltway 8 southbound frontage road to the I-10 westbound frontage road.

CONTRACTS E1 & E2 (BETWEEN BELTWAY 8 and I-610) CLOSURES
. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of northbound and southbound GESSNER at I-10/KATY FREEWAY from 9 PM, Friday, November 2 until 5 AM, Monday, November 5. Northbound traffic will detour right on the I-10 eastbound frontage road, U-turn at the signalized intersection at Bunker Hill to the I-10 westbound frontage road to Gessner. Southbound traffic will detour right on the I-10 westbound frontage road, U-turn through the signalized intersection at Beltway 8 to the I-10 eastbound frontage road to Gessner. The eastbound to westbound U-turn at Gessner will remain open.

. The right lane of the eastbound frontage road between BLALOCK/ECHO LANE and BINGLE/VOSS will be closed nightly from 9 PM to 5 AM on Monday, November 5 and Tuesday, November 6.


CONTRACT G (I-610 to west of WASHINGTON) CLOSURES
. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of I-10/KATY FREEWAY westbound at WASHINGTON AVE/WESTCOTT ST nightly Friday, November 2 and Saturday, November 3 from 9 PM to 9 AM. Detour to the Washington exit to Old Katy road to the I-10 westbound frontage road and re-enter the I-10 mainlanes at the Antoine entrance.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of the I-10/KATY FREEWAY westbound direct connector ramp to northbound and southbound I-610/WEST LOOP nightly Friday, November 2 and Saturday, November 3 from 9 PM to 9 AM. Northbound detour to Old Katy Road, to the I-610/West Loop northbound frontage road; southbound detour to Old Katy Road, to N. Post Oak southbound, to the I-610/West Loop southbound frontage road.


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CONTRACT D (I-10/BELTWAY 8 INTERCHANGE) CLOSURES
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.

CONTRACTS E1 & E2 (BETWEEN BELTWAY 8 and I-610) CLOSURES
. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of northbound and southbound BUNKER HILL at I-10/KATY FREEWAY from 9 PM on Friday, November 9 through 5 AM on Monday, November 12. Northbound detour on the eastbound frontage road to Blalock/Echo Lane and u-turn at the signalized intersection to the westbound frontage road to Bunker Hill. Southbound detour to the westbound frontage road to Gessner, u-turn at the signalized intersection to the eastbound frontage road to Bunker Hill.

. There will be a TOTAL CLOSURE of northbound and southbound ANTOINE south of the I-10/KATY FREEWAY eastbound frontage road from 9 PM Friday, November 9 through 5 AM Monday, November 12. Traffic will detour along Memorial to Silber or Chimney Rock. The eastbound frontage road at Antoine will remain open.


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.

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