WARNING TO HOUSTON DRIVERS

[weaverworks]

WARNING.....WARNING – To all you Rv'ers that know the best time to drive through Houston is on the weekends. You might want to re-consider that from now through most of December. All lanes of I-45 will be closed Friday evening through Sunday every weekend so a damaged bridge can be re-built. This will cause massive delays on I-10 and ALL THE MAJOR HIGHWAYS around the city by people trying to bypass this closure.

 

You might want to make the drive during the week between 10:00 am and 3:00 pm.

 

Good Luck

[Al F]

Why does this affect I-10 since it is E-W and I-45 is N-S? I can see I-610 and the toll ways being crowded though.

[weaverworks]

As mentioned in the post, this closure forces millions of people to find alternative routes. Those routes will be I-10 and I-610.

[weaverworks]

Go to Google maps and look at the construction delays on I-10 at this moment (Saturday 4:02 pm)

[coachmac9]

Just another good reason to stay far away from that place!!!! Not that I needed any more!!

[chirakawa]

Where is the bridge located?

[weaverworks]

Where is the bridge located?

 

 

All lanes of I-45 are closed between I-10 and I-59/I-69.

 

TxDOT is closing the freeway to begin work on the demolition of the West Dallas Bridge over I-45.

[Al F]

I just went to google maps and I-10 west bound is green all the way through.

[Al F]

Using Google Maps, I guess I just answered my own question.

 

The I-45 closure routes all the traffic onto I-10 for about half mile or maybe a mile to get to or from I-69.

[Al F]

WARNING.....WARNING – To all you Rv'ers that know the best time to drive through Houston is on the weekends. You might want to re-consider that from now through most of December. All lanes of I-45 will be closed Friday evening through Sunday every weekend so a damaged bridge can be re-built. This will cause massive delays on I-10 and ALL THE MAJOR HIGHWAYS around the city by people trying to bypass this closure.

 

You might want to make the drive during the week between 10:00 am and 3:00 pm.

 

Good Luck

Thanks for the tip. Good info for anyone going through Houston.

[Al F]

It is really difficult to bypass Houston if you are going east or west on I-10.

 

Unless you are taking a leisurely trip, then going down to the coast line west of Galveston, take the free state ferry to Port Bolivar and follow the coast line to over near Beaumont.

[GR "Scott" Cundiff]

I normally recommend that people just avoid the major rush hours and tough it out on I10. My guess is that this weekend with I45's "gut" though downtown closed that it might be better to take 610 up and over.

[weaverworks]

I normally recommend that people just avoid the major rush hours and tough it out on I10. My guess is that this weekend with I45's "gut" though downtown closed that it might be better to take 610 up and over.

Yes, if you must travel but expect heavy traffic from everyone else doing similar re-routing.

 

My daughter lives in downtown Houston and she advised us to not venture into town to visit. "It's crazy." We are in Stafford, TX which is South of the city on I-59.

[chirakawa]

 

 

All lanes of I-45 are closed between I-10 and I-59/I-69.

 

TxDOT is closing the freeway to begin work on the demolition of the West Dallas Bridge over I-45.

 

Yep, that will definitely put traffic over to IH10 and IH69. One alternative to going through Houston on IH10 would be to take the 610 North Loop.

 

Thanks for the heads up.

[Newt]

I detest toll roads. But, I bought an EZ tag for Houston.

 

Newt

[mwtrowbridge]

WARNING.....WARNING – To all you Rv'ers that know the best time to drive through Houston is on the weekends. You might want to re-consider that from now through most of December. All lanes of I-45 will be closed Friday evening through Sunday every weekend so a damaged bridge can be re-built. This will cause massive delays on I-10 and ALL THE MAJOR HIGHWAYS around the city by people trying to bypass this closure.

 

You might want to make the drive during the week between 10:00 am and 3:00 pm.

 

Good Luck

Thanks for the info! We will be going to Beaumont next moth from Bryan/College Station and will just take 105 to Vidor then down. Again, thank you!

 

 

\Michael

[AlCherry]

For those who don't know, the tollway known as TX99 is open from US 59 north to US 59 south, running around the north and west side of Houston. It's a longer route, but it misses the worst of what Houston has to offer.

[weaverworks]

For those who don't know, the tollway known as TX99 is open from US 59 north to US 59 south, running around the north and west side of Houston. It's a longer route, but it misses the worst of what Houston has to offer.

 

 

Be aware that TX-99 also known as the Grand Parkway is a TAG ONLY road. No cash toll booths.

[docj]

I normally recommend that people just avoid the major rush hours and tough it out on I10. My guess is that this weekend with I45's "gut" though downtown closed that it might be better to take 610 up and over.

 

We usually go around Houston on Highway 8, the Sam Houston Expressway which is the "outer beltway". Sure it costs a few dollars but traffic is almost always lighter than on I-610. Personally, I am happy to use toll roads to avoid congestion.

 

Yes, it is a TAG road (we have a pass) but I'm pretty sure they do "toll by mail" for a modest additional fee. And before I had the TX tag I found that I often didn't get charged for TX toll roads, anyway. I have a hunch that sending toll bills to out of state residents doesn't yield a lot of payments.