{"id":76370,"date":"2025-12-04T21:46:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T21:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/76370\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T21:46:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T21:46:12","slug":"txdot-to-close-multiple-lanes-and-connector-ramps-this-weekend-as-part-of-i-10-elevation-project-in-houston-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/76370\/","title":{"rendered":"TxDOT to close multiple lanes and connector ramps this weekend as part of I-10 elevation project in Houston \u2013 Houston Public Media"},"content":{"rendered":"

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An overhead look of Interstate 10 as TxDOT continues construction work.<\/p>\n

Multiple lane and connector ramp closures along Interstate 10 in Houston \u2014 some of which will last until mid-2026 \u2014 are slated to begin this week as the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) continues work on the I-10 White Oak Bayou Elevation Project.<\/p>\n

The westbound stretch of I-10, also known locally as the Katy Freeway, will be reduced to two lanes between I-45 and Houston Avenue starting Thursday night or Friday morning, according to a TxDOT spokesperson. The lane reduction, originally scheduled<\/a> to take place in late October before being postponed, is expected to last until mid-2026.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis closure is necessary to complete the construction of the new elevated westbound mainlanes, which will overlap the footprint of the existing westbound mainlanes,\u201d TxDOT said in a news release.<\/p>\n

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Four connector ramps between I-10 and I-45 also will be closed, with one of the closures expected to last until mid-2026 and another until mid-2028. The other two connector ramp closures are only for this weekend.<\/p>\n

Two freeway entrance ramp closures also are planned for this weekend, when there will be a total closure of the I-10 westbound mainlanes between Hogan Street and Taylor Street, according to TxDOT.<\/p>\n

RELATED: Texas road funding has saved billions, prevented thousands of deaths, report finds<\/a><\/p>\n

The traffic changes are part of the $407 million I-10 White Oak Bayou project<\/a> that is designed to reduce flood risks. According to TxDOT, the White Oak Bayou section of I-10 has been inundated by flood waters 10 times since March 1992, including during Tropical Storm Allison in 2001, Hurricane Harvey in 2017 and Tropical Storm Imelda in 2019.<\/p>\n

I-10 westbound had already been reduced to three lanes from I-45 to Studemont Street, according to TxDOT.<\/p>\n

The upcoming phase of construction will include the relocation of the Houston Avenue Bridge underneath the newly elevated I-10. However, according to TxDOT, the demolition of the current Houston Avenue Bridge is not expected to take place until early 2027.<\/p>\n

RELATED: The Houston Avenue bridge keeps getting hit by truck drivers. There\u2019s a plan to replace it<\/a><\/p>\n

The Houston Avenue Bridge has been plagued for years by repeated strikes by motorists passing underneath it. The most recent strike occurred earlier this fall, when a semi-truck\u2019s load was too high to pass underneath the bridge.<\/p>\n

Here are more details about the project-related traffic closures, along with detour information as provided by TxDOT<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Total closure of the I-10 westbound mainlanes from I-45 Gulf\/Hogan St. to Taylor St. from 10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, until 5 a.m. Monday, Dec. 8. This closure will reduce the mainlanes from three to two lanes of traffic until mid-2026. Suggested detour: Motorists traveling on I-45 northbound who want to access I-10 westbound can continue north on I-45 and use the connector ramp to I-610 westbound and continue on I-610, then use the ramp to I-10 to access I-10 eastbound or westbound.
\nTotal closure of the I-10 eastbound connector ramp to I-45 northbound from the morning of Friday, Dec. 5, until project completion, estimated for mid-2028. Suggested detour: Motorists traveling east on I-10 who want to access I-45 north can use the connector ramp to I-610 northbound, continue along I-610 and then use the connector ramp to I-45 either northbound or southbound.
\nTotal closure of the I-45 southbound connector ramp to I-10 westbound, including the HOV lane, from the morning of Friday, Dec. 5 until mid-2026. Suggested detour: Motorists traveling south on I-45 who want to access the I-10 westbound mainlanes can continue onto I-45 and use the connector ramp to I-10 eastbound, exit at McKee\/Hardy Street, make a left turn onto Hardy Street, make a left turn onto Providence Street and use the entrance ramp from Providence to access I-10.
\nTotal closure of the I-10 westbound entrance ramp from Louisiana Avenue, from 10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, until 5 a.m. Monday, Dec. 8. Suggested detour: Motorists traveling on Louisiana Street who want to access I-10 westbound can turn right at Franklin Street and then turn left at Travis Street to merge onto I-45 northbound, following the detour to access I-10 westbound.
\nTotal closure of the I-10 westbound connector ramp to I-45 Gulf\/Hogan St. southbound, from 10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, until 5 a.m. Monday, Dec. 8. Suggested detour: Motorists traveling I-10 westbound who want to access I-45 can exit I-45 northbound, take the connector ramp to I-610 westbound, continue on I-610 westbound, use the connector ramp to I-10 eastbound and follow the mainlanes to access I-45 southbound.
\nTotal closure of the I-45 northbound connector ramp to I-10 from 10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5 until 5 a.m. Monday, Dec. 8. Suggested detour: Motorists traveling I-45 northbound who want to access I-10 westbound can continue along I-45 north and use the connector ramp to I-610 west and continue to I-610, using the connector ramp to I-10.
\nTotal closure of the I-45 southbound entrance ramp from North Main Street from 10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5 until 5 a.m. Monday, Dec. 8. Suggested detour: Motorists traveling on North Main Street who want to access I-45 south can continue along North Main, turn left onto the I-45 service road, proceed northbound, make a U-turn at Patton Street and use the next available entrance ramp to enter I-45.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Provided TxDOT An overhead look of Interstate 10 as TxDOT continues construction work. Multiple lane and connector ramp…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":76371,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[56,14229,58,57,37588,14032,14031,66,223,272,840,271,37589],"class_list":{"0":"post-76370","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston","8":"tag-houston","9":"tag-houston-avenue-bridge","10":"tag-houston-headlines","11":"tag-houston-news","12":"tag-i-10-white-oak-bayou-project","13":"tag-i-45","14":"tag-katy-freeway","15":"tag-local","16":"tag-news","17":"tag-traffic","18":"tag-transportation","19":"tag-txdot","20":"tag-txdot-construction"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76370"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76370\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}