The massive Loop 1604 North Expansion project is moving into a new phase with a major closure drivers should be aware of. Beginning Monday, January 12, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) will close the eastbound Loop 1604 exit ramp to O’Connor Road through April.
The closure, which is weather permitting, is needed to construct a new exit ramp and is part of Segment 5 of the long-term project, according to TxDOT.
TxDOT is encouraging drivers to follow the detour signage. If you’re driving on Loop 1604 going east and want to go to O’Connor Road, you can’t take your normal turn. Instead, you will need to get off early at Bulverde Road, then take the frontage road until it reaches O’Connor Road.
“At the completion of this closure, a new Eastbound Loop 1604 entrance ramp and a new Eastbound Loop 1604 exit ramp will open,” TxDOT says.
Also beginning Monday is a weeks-long closure impacting Loop 1604 at the I-10 interchange. The eastbound Loop 1604 to westbound Loop 1604 U-turn will be closed through January 26.
Detour signs will be posted to guide drivers. Motorists traveling on the eastbound Loop 1604 frontage road will need to pass the I-10 interchange, turn left onto the westbound I-10 frontage road, then turn left again onto the westbound Loop 1604 frontage road to complete a U-turn.
This article originally published at TxDOT warns of long-term closure plaguing San Antonio highway.