Weekend construction: 3 areas Houston drivers will want to avoid

Weekend Construction slate

HOUSTON – Road construction in Metro Houston continues in full force this weekend, with three specific locations that could cause you delays. Here they are:

1. The 610 West Loop/Southwest Freeway Interchange

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The connector ramps from the West Loop to the outbound Southwest Freeway will be closed all weekend, as will the connectors from the inbound side of the Southwest Freeway to the West Loop.

Weekend construction at the Southwest Freeway/West Loop interchange continues this weekend. Main lanes will remain open, but some connector ramps will be closed.

In addition, the southbound West Loop frontage road between Richmond and Westpark will be closed. Sage Road/South Rice Avenue will be your best detour around this construction.

The southbound feeder on the West Loop between Richmond and Westpark Drive will be closed all weekend.

2. I-10/I-45 Interchange

The connector ramps from eastbound and westbound I-10 to northbound I-45 will be closed this weekend. Northbound US-59 will be a good alternate route to get around this closure.

Connector ramps from I-10 to I-45 northbound will be closed this weekend.

3. State Highway 146 in Baytown

Three outside lanes of southbound State Highway 146 will be closed this weekend in Baytown. The closure runs from Texas Avenue south to the Fred Hartman Bridge.

Three outside lanes of southbound SH-146 in Baytown will be closed this weekend.

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