TxDOT is taking out a key ramp at I-69 and Loop 610 interchange for two years. “May God have mercy on our souls,” State Rep. Monday, officials said.ĭrivers responded to the upcoming work with frustration, dread and some humor on social media. The entrances and exits will reopen by 5 a.m. Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer The ramp will be shut down for two years starting on Friday to allow for construction to continue. In addition to closing the southbound ramp this weekend, workers will close two lanes of southbound I-69 and entrance and exit ramps along the freeway at Edloe, Weslayan, Newcastle and Chimney Rock.Ĭonstruction continues on the new system of ramps and freeways between Loop 610 and Interstate 69 near The Galleria as an SUV drives on the ramp from southbound I-69 to southbound Loop 610, on April 27, 2022, in Houston.
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Ken Ellis/Houston Chronicleĭuring the ramp closing, TxDOT encourages drivers seeking southbound Loop 610 to continue south on I-69, exit at Fountain View, U-turn and take northbound I-69 to access the southbound Loop. Houston's southbound I-69 ramp to southbound Loop 610 is closing Friday and will not reopen until 2024. “The upcoming work is going to have an effect, but it is also going to allow us to move toward completion.” “The work is just to the point we have to do it,” said Danny Perez, TxDOT spokesman for the interchange project, which started in 2017. The new ramp will be among the last pieces of the new interchange to open, shortly before work wraps up in late 2024, based on the latest estimates.
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Starting this weekend, Texas’ worst bottleneck is going to be an even bigger pain for drivers as the rebuild of the Interstate 69 and Loop 610 interchange turns a corner and takes out a key connector ramp.Ĭrews will close the ramp from southbound I-69 to southbound Loop 610 at 9 p.m. Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Show More Show Less The ramp will be shut down for the next two years starting on Friday to allow construction to continue. Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Show More Show Less 8 of8Ī red truck drives on the southbound ramp from Interstate 69 to southbound Loop 610 crosses over I-69 where Loop 610 crosses the freeway, seen on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, in Houston. The southbound ramp from Interstate 69 to southbound Loop 610 crosses over I-69 where Loop 610 crosses the freeway, seen on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, in Houston. Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Show More Show Less 7 of8 Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Show More Show Less 6 of8
New supports are put in place on the northbound side of Loop 610 just south of Interstate 69, seen on April 27, 2022, in Houston. Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Show More Show Less 5 of8 Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Show More Show Less 4 of8Ĭonstruction continues on the new system of ramps and freeways between Loop 610 and Interstate 69 near The Galleria as truck drives on the ramp from southbound I-69 to southbound Loop 610, on April 27, 2022, in Houston. Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Show More Show Less 3 of8Īn ambulance drives on the southbound ramp from Interstate 69 to southbound Loop 610, on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, in Houston. Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Show More Show Less 2 of8Īn ambulance drives on the southbound ramp from Interstate 69 to southbound Loop 610, on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, in Houston. A truck carries an SUV on the southbound ramp from Interstate 69 to southbound Loop 610, Wednesday, April 27, 2022, in Houston.