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Houston Road Construction: Spur 5 Northbound To Close For Seven Months

Texas Department of Transportation begins work on I-45 northbound direct connector

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HOUSTON, TX — Beginning Friday at 9 p.m., Spur 5 going northbound on the I-45 Gulf Freeway will be closed, forcing motorists to make detours on the heavily trafficked stretch of highway.

The project, which will see the demolition of Spur 5 and the construction of the I-69/US 59 northbound direct connector, will result in two direct connectors at the I-45 and I-69/US 59 interchange.

Motorists traveling on the stretch will be forced to detour to the Scott St//Downtown exit and continue on to the I-45 northbound frontage road or, alternatively, take the St. Joseph/Pease St. exit. The detours will be in effect for around seven months.

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The $30 million project is designed to" improve connectivity and reduce congestion and the common weaving along the corridor," according to the Texas Department of Transportation, and will:

  • Reconstruct the I-45 northbound to I-69/US 59/SH 288 southbound direct connector. The current connector is a left exit and will be converted to a right exit from I-45.
  • Reconstruct the I-45 northbound to I-69/US 59 northbound direct connector. The current exit will be relocated further south.
  • Construct a new Pease Street and St. Joseph Parkway exit ramp that will feed directly from I-45 northbound.
  • Construct a new Cullen Boulevard entrance ramp from the I-45 northbound frontage road to the newly elevated i-69/US 59 north and southbound connector ramp which is currently Spur 5.

    For further information about this project and other Houston-area road construction, visit Houston TranStar.


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