News Release: from the Katy Freeway Public Information Office
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I-10 EB Opens From Bingle/Voss to Downtown |
Friday, Jul 11th, 2008 |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FRIDAY, JULY 11, 2008
CONTACT: Tanya McWashington - Katy Freeway Public Information Officer
281-589-5969 /713-834-2592 or email: McWashington@pbworld.com
I-10 EASTBOUND MAINLANES WIDE OPEN FROM BINGLE/VOSS INTO DOWNTOWN
“Major Traffic Switch This Weekend Opens Portions of I-10/Katy Freeway in Final Configuration”
(Houston) – This weekend (July 11-13), Williams Brothers Construction will perform its final I-10/Katy Freeway eastbound traffic switch on the Katy Freeway Reconstruction project referred to as Contract E1, providing drivers the long awaited added capacity on the eastbound mainlanes from Bingle/Voss Road into downtown Houston. Along with opening the mainlanes, the contractor will open the new I-10 eastbound entrance ramps from Bingle, Campbell and Chimney Rock and the new I-10 eastbound exit ramps to Chimney Rock, Silber and N. Post Oak. This weekend’s switch is the second segment of on-going final eastbound striping activities taking place throughout the month phasing the opening of I-10 eastbound into its final configuration throughout the corridor.
With the opening of the new roadway this weekend, drivers will have the full experience of the added capacity provided as part of the Katy Freeway Reconstruction Program that includes four (4) continuous general purpose (freeway) lanes with as many as eight (8) lanes in some areas with the addition of auxiliary lanes for egress and ingress. Additionally, for the first time motorists will be able to see how the new toll managed lanes, which will open later this year for use by mass transit, high occupancy vehicles (HOV) and tollway riders, will look and function on the I-10 West corridor. As a result of very strategic planning and synchronized phasing, current HOV operations to and from the Addicks Park & Ride and Northwest Transit Center will be maintained during the final eastbound striping activities with only the closure of the Gessner slip ramp.
This weekend’s traffic switch will require alternate lanes of I-10 eastbound between Bingle/Voss Road and I-610/West Loop and the I-10/Katy Freeway eastbound direct connector ramps to north- and southbound I-610/West Loop to be closed beginning 9 PM, Friday, July 11 until 9 AM, Saturday, July 12. I-10 eastbound traffic destined to north- or southbound I-610/West Loop will detour to the Washington Ave./Westcott St. exit and U-turn through the signalized intersection to enter the I-10 westbound mainlanes to access I-610/West Loop north- and southbound. Beginning 9 AM, Saturday, July 12 until 9 AM, Sunday, July 13 there will be a total closure of I-10/Katy Freeway eastbound at I-610/West Loop. I-10 eastbound traffic will detour to I-610 southbound, exit Woodway, and U-turn to enter the I-610 northbound mainlanes to access I-10 eastbound. Respective entrance and exit ramps in the vicinity will also be temporarily closed to facilitate the traffic switch.
This weekend’s traffic switch marks the completion of another major construction activity bringing the Katy Freeway Reconstruction Program closer to its final completion which is scheduled for October 2008.
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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