U.S. Highway 59 Southwest Freeway Closure

To improve safety and mobility, TxDOT is continuing a construction project at the Loop 610 and U.S. Highway 59 interchange. As a result, the U.S. Highway 59 southbound entrance ramp from Weslayan Street will be closed from Friday, June 11 at 9 p.m., until further notice.

The following will be closed from Friday, June 11 at 9 p.m. to Monday, June 14 at 5 a.m.

Northbound connector ramp from U.S. Highway 59 to northbound Loop 610
U.S. Highway 59 southbound from Newcastle Drive to South Rice Avenue

If you're driving northbound

You'll be detoured to southbound Loop 610, where you'll do the following:

Exit at Fournace Place/Bissonnet Street
U-turn at Bissonnet to the Loop 610 frontage roads
Enter the Loop 610 northbound main lanes and take the direct connector to U.S. Highway 59 northbound

If you're driving southbound

You'll be detoured to the Loop 610 northbound main lanes, where you'll do the following:

Take the Westheimer Road exit to the Loop 610 frontage road
U-turn at Westheimer
Take the entrance to the southbound U.S. Highway 59 main lanes

If you're riding METRO

The following routes will experience detours in the area around the Loop 610 and U.S. Highway 59 interchange:

32 Renwick / San Felipe
82 Westheimer
152 Harwin Express
153 Harwin Express
160 Memorial City Express
161 Wilcrest Express
162 Memorial Express

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