Freeway closure
The weekend is going to be messy for Southwest Freeway users, not to mention Montrose residents:
Drivers could face major annoyances this weekend, as workers shut down a 2-mile stretch of the Southwest Freeway and all of Spur 527, which connects the freeway to downtown.Montrose Boulevard also will be closed where it crosses the freeway in the Museum District.
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During this weekend:
•The Southwest Freeway (U.S. 59 South) will be closed to all traffic between Shepherd and Texas 288.
•Incoming traffic on the freeway must exit north or south on reaching the West Loop.
•West Loop traffic may enter the Southwest Freeway inbound lanes but must exit at Greenbriar/Shepherd. Frontage roads from the Loop to Shepherd will stay open.
•Outbound traffic from downtown must exit onto Texas 288 where it splits from the Southwest Freeway.
•Outbound lanes of Spur 527 will be closed. The inbound lanes are closed for the duration of the project.
•Montrose will be closed at the freeway bridge.
UPDATE: KTRK-13's coverage includes details of a North Freeway closure.
Posted by Callie Markantonis @ 06/03/05 08:26 AM | Print |
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