For those of you that actually get on this freeway....
TOTAL CLOSURE OF I-10/KATY FREEWAY AT BELTWAY 8 "Motorists Should Expect
Delays and are Encouraged to Avoid the Area"
(Houston) -This weekend, July 14-15, 2007, the I-10/Katy Freeway
eastbound and westbound mainlanes between Wilcrest and Gessner will be
closed continuously beginning 5 AM, Saturday, July 14 until 5 AM,
Monday, July 16, as the Texas Department of Transportation's contractor
continues reconstruction activities in the area of the I-10/Beltway 8
Interchange. Traffic will be detoured to the respective frontage roads.
Additional closures taking place in this area include:
. Total closure of the I-10/Katy Freeway westbound direct connector to
Beltway 8-West southbound from 5 AM, Saturday, July 14 until 5 AM,
Monday, July 16. Traffic will detour to the I-10 westbound frontage
road, U-turn at Wilcrest to the I-10 eastbound frontage road to the
Beltway 8 southbound frontage.
. Total closure of the I-10/Katy Freeway westbound direct connector to
Beltway 8-West northbound from 5 AM, Saturday, July 14 until 5 AM,
Monday, July 16. Traffic will detour to the Beltway 8 northbound road
via the 1-10 westbound frontage road.
. Total closure of the Beltway 8-West southbound frontage road between
Westview and I-10/Katy Freeway and the Beltway 8-West southbound
frontage road flyover bridge from 5 AM, Saturday, July 14 until 5 AM,
Monday, July 16. Traffic will detour west on Westview, south on
Brittmoore to the I-10 westbound frontage road and U-turn at Wilcrest to
access the I-10 eastbound frontage road to the Beltway 8 southbound
frontage road.
. Total closure of the Beltway 8-West northbound frontage road between
Queensbury and I-10/Katy Freeway and the Beltway 8-West northbound
frontage road flyover bridge from 5 AM, Saturday, July 14 until 5 AM,
Monday, July 16. Traffic will detour east on Queensbury to Town and
Country, north on Attingham to the I-10 eastbound frontage road.
TxDOT in cooperation with the Harris County Toll Road Authority, Harris
County Precinct 5 Constable's Office and the City of Houston Police
Department will station law enforcement at key locations to facilitate
the movement of traffic in the area. However, motorists are encouraged
when possible to avoid the area.
Motorists can expect that there will be multiple total and alternate
lane closures during the course of the interchange reconstruction and
should be prepared for traffic delays when traveling in the vicinity of
the I-10/Beltway 8 Interchange over the next year. A 7-day schedule of
proposed closures is posted on the Katy Freeway website weekly and can
be accessed using the link
http://www.katyfreeway.org/Beltway8/Weekly_Forecast.html.
Please note that all closures are subject to change as a result of
inclement weather. For more information on the Katy Freeway
Reconstruction Program, please visit the Katy Freeway website at
www.katyfreeway.org or contact the Katy Freeway Public Information
Office at 281-589-5924.
