July 14-16: Katy Freeway Closes for the Weekend

Interstate 10's eastbound and westbound main lanes between Wilcrest Drive and Gessner Road will be closed from 5 a.m. Saturday until 5 a.m. Monday.

Reconstruction work will take place in the area of the Katy Freeway and Beltway 8 interchange.

Traffic will be detoured to the frontage roads.

For more information on the Katy Freeway Reconstruction Program, visit www.katyfreeway.org or 281-589-5924.

News courtesy of http://www.click2houston.com/

I-10 Construction Blues: "The Pit"

The local news is calling this intersection "the pit". What am I referring to? The horrible intersection at Interstate 10 West and the Sam Houston Tollway (Beltway 8).

The old sky high ramps from the Beltway 8 feeding onto I-10 are coming down to make way for new feeder ramps that will accommodate the new eight lane monolith that will eventually become the new I-10.

I don't know why Texas DOT couldn't have planned all of this out 20 years ago, as it seems a HUGE waste of time and money, not to mention a big headache for Houston commuters. I certainly wish that Houston METRO had put a train, monorail or some form of mass transit down one of our busiest corridors. It certainly might have kept me working downtown.

Fellow commuters, plan carefully...this intersection will be "the pits" for approximately the next eight months, and it does flood when we get heavy rains.

For more info, connect to Houston Transtar: ttp://traffic.houstontranstar.org/construction/construction_report.aspx

I-10 closures this weekend - right click your mouse to open in a new window

For more information on road closures, and how to get around the construction in our area, please go to: http://traffic.houstontranstar.org/construction/construction_report.aspx