Big5er Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 In case anyone is traveling westbound into Houston, I-10 at the San Jacinto River (Exit 786, 787?) is reduced from 3 lanes to 1 lane until further notice. A barge struck the bridge and took out a column on the south side. This is not gonna be a quick or easy repair. You might wanna find a way around Houston. Highway 90 to the north is a decent option if traveling all the way across Houston, toward San Antonio. Hitting Hwy 90 in Beaumont isn't terrible. The eastbound lanes are (so far) not affected. The last time this happened ('94) they merged the 3 eastbound and the 3 westbound, into 2 lanes each way, all on the eastbound bridge. That was a nightmare at rush hour and that was 24 years ago. Traffic is a lot worse now. News article here. MY PEOPLE SKILLS ARE JUST FINE.~It's my tolerance to idiots that needs work.~ 2005 Volvo 780 VED12 465hp / Freedomline transmission singled mid position / Bed by Larry Herrin2018 customed Mobile Suites 40KSSB3 2014 smart Fortwo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeverEasy Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 Thanks for the heads-up! Chet & Deb '01 Volvo 660 w/ Smart '19 Forest River Columbus 320RS 5th wheel 2022 Chev 2500HD Long Bed Retired CWO4, USN and federal service Electronics Tech/Network Engineer/Welder/Machinist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirakawa Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 Westbound traffic entering Texas from Louisiana are being encouraged to take US90 west from Beaumont. I assume that many are and that makes US90 a route to be avoided also. I would suggest anyone traveling through Houston on IH10 to take another route further north other than US90. Everybody wanna hear the truth, but everybody tell a lie. Everybody wanna go to Heaven, but nobody want to die. Albert King Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big5er Posted February 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2019 46 minutes ago, chirakawa said: I would suggest anyone traveling through Houston on IH10 to take another route further north other than US90. Such as?? If you are traveling through Houston, there aren't many options unless tiny back roads, lots of turns and frequent stops or a lot of extra miles, to go way around, are your idea of a better way. Hwy 90 will be a bit more crowded, but is easily doable. So far it has not experienced any real back ups. MY PEOPLE SKILLS ARE JUST FINE.~It's my tolerance to idiots that needs work.~ 2005 Volvo 780 VED12 465hp / Freedomline transmission singled mid position / Bed by Larry Herrin2018 customed Mobile Suites 40KSSB3 2014 smart Fortwo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirakawa Posted February 13, 2019 Report Share Posted February 13, 2019 46 minutes ago, Big5er said: Such as?? If you are traveling through Houston, there aren't many options unless tiny back roads, lots of turns and frequent stops or a lot of extra miles, to go way around, are your idea of a better way. Hwy 90 will be a bit more crowded, but is easily doable. So far it has not experienced any real back ups. I would say it depends on where you are and where you are going. US90 gets very congested starting in Devers, Ames, Liberty, and Dayton with normal traffic. Parts of it are still two lane. I can imagine what it's like through there if 50% of IH10 traffic is diverted onto US90. Today, US90 West from IH10 in Beaumont was bumper to bumper from light to light. I can imagine that it will only get worse as word gets out. Not trying to be argumentative, but I would take either Texas 105, US190, or even IH20 from east to west if the starting point and destination so agree. If you have to stay close to Houston, so be it. I would probably stay on IH10 then take 146 south around to 225 to get into Houston. You would know that area better, how is that route holding up? Everybody wanna hear the truth, but everybody tell a lie. Everybody wanna go to Heaven, but nobody want to die. Albert King Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenp Posted February 13, 2019 Report Share Posted February 13, 2019 Or if you have lots of time drop down to Freeport and go across Galveston Island and take the ferry to Point Bolivar and up to I10 at Winnie. We always enjoy that route! Lenp USN Retired 2002 Winnebago Ultimate Freedom 2012 F150 4x4 2018 Lincoln MKX 2019 HD Ultra Limited Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GR "Scott" Cundiff Posted February 13, 2019 Report Share Posted February 13, 2019 I don't know if everyone knows about the Houston Transtar website - lots of traffic info there, including this incident, which just happens to be on the very eastern edge of the coverage area. Our "Here and There" Blog 2005 Safari Cheetah Motorhome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big5er Posted February 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2019 9 hours ago, chirakawa said: If you have to stay close to Houston, so be it. I would probably stay on IH10 then take 146 south around to 225 to get into Houston. You would know that area better, how is that route holding up? 225 has it's own issues with construction at Beltway 8 so it's not really a great option. Luckily TxDOT restriped the bridge yesterday and turned the right shoulder into a traffic lane so there are two lanes flowing westbound. The entrance ramp coming out of Highlands is still closed but that shouldn't really bother the flow of the freeway. They are claiming that repairs will only take "several weeks". We'll see. MY PEOPLE SKILLS ARE JUST FINE.~It's my tolerance to idiots that needs work.~ 2005 Volvo 780 VED12 465hp / Freedomline transmission singled mid position / Bed by Larry Herrin2018 customed Mobile Suites 40KSSB3 2014 smart Fortwo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmup68 Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 saw a pic of the support, completely out and not touching the one side. That barge was loaded and moving... 2003 International Eagle 9200i, Cummins ISX, Freedomline 2007 Teton Scottsdale XT4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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