Lane Closures Update at 69/610 Interchange

BELLAIRE, TX — The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the city of Bellaire provided updates on the line closures at the interchange of interstates 610 and 69.

IH 610 Southbound Frontage Road, north of Westpark Dr.: The current “Left Lane Must Turn Left” configuration will remain thru 5:00 AM on Saturday, July 28, 2018.

IH 610 Southbound Frontage Road between Westpark Dr. and Fournace Pl.: 1 Alternate Lane remains closed continuously through 5:00 AM on Saturday, July 28, 2018.

IH 610 Southbound Exit to Fournace Pl.: Total Closure Continuously through 5:00 PM on Saturday, 02.17.18. Detour via the Exit to Hidalgo St.; Turn Left, (South) onto Post Oak Blvd. Follow Post Oak Blvd. to the IH 610 West Loop Southbound Frontage road. Follow the the IH 610 West Loop Southbound Frontage Rd. to Fournace Pl. An alternate detour is to follow the IH 610 Southbound Main lanes to the exit to Bellaire Blvd.; U-Turn at Bellaire Blvd and follow the IH 610 Northbound Frontage Road to Fournace Pl.

***IH 610 Northbound Frontage Road between Glenmont Dr. and Westpark Dr.: 1 Right, (Outside) Lane closed daily between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM between Monday, 02.05.18 and Friday, 02.09.18.***

Off Duty Police Officers will be on site to assist, as needed, and changeable message signs will also be utilized as needed.

All closures are subject to cancellation or modification due to adverse weather. For more information please call the TxDOT Public Information Office at (713) 802-5076.

A website for this project has been set up here, and it includes information like:

• Upcoming construction improvements to the I-69 Southwest/I-610 West Loop Interchange Reconstruction in Harris County
• Utilities work has already started; construction and detour and major lane closure activities begin February 2018
• Construction is expected to last approximately six years
• Project Cost $259 million; $87.5 million is Texas Clear Lanes funding
• The project includes:
  • Reconstructing one-lane connectors to two-lane connectors
  • Upgrading interchange to current design standards
  • Adding shoulders on I-610 West Loop main lane bridge
  • Increasing vertical clearances
  • Increasing sight distances
  • Adding detention ponds
  • Eliminating major weaving
• The purpose of the project is to improve safety and mobility and reduce congestion
• The project also addresses several needs including one-lane direct connectors that are over capacity; projected growth would increase demand; and there are no shoulders, low vertical clearances, below minimum sight distances, and crashes in merge areas
• I-610 West and I-69 South are heavily congested during peak hours (I-610 West Loop is ranked as the #1 Most Congested Highway in Texas)

Project updates and information can also be found on Twitter @HOU610at69.

Image: Traffic backs up where Interstate 610 and U.S. Highway 59 intersect near the Galleria area in Houston. According to a study by the American Highway Users Alliance, Houston is home to two of the nation's worst highway bottlenecks. The study found that fixing the most serious congested areas nationwide would save lives, reduce pollution and shorten delays. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)