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Upcoming Hwy. 249, FM 1488 lane closures to know Jan. 4-7

By Anna Lotz | 5:00 PM Jan 3, 2020 CST
Updated 5:00 PM Jan 3, 2020 CST

Several FM 1488 and Hwy. 249 lane closures this weekend affect Tomball and Magnolia drivers. (Courtesy Fotolia)

Several FM 1488 and Hwy. 249 lane closures this weekend affect Tomball and Magnolia drivers. (Courtesy Fotolia)

The Texas Department of Transportation and Houston TranStar database have announced closures on portions of Hwy. 249 and FM 1488 in the Tomball and Magnolia area this weekend:

A total closure of northbound main lanes of Hwy. 249 between Rollingwood Street and Circle Lake Drive in Magnolia is scheduled from midnight Jan. 5 to 5 a.m. Jan. 6. Detour signs will be posted.

Two inside lanes of the northbound Hwy. 249 frontage road between Vallie Street and Hardin Store Road are closed overnight from 9 p.m. Jan. 4, to 5 a.m. Jan. 5.

One alternate lane of the northbound Hwy. 249 frontage road between FM 2920 and Spring Creek is closed Jan. 4 from 7 a.m.-5 p.m.

One alternate lane of the southbound Hwy. 249 frontage road between FM 2920 and Spring Creek is closed Jan. 4, from 7 a.m.-5 p.m.

The U-turn lane of the Hwy. 249 eastbound frontage road at Zion Road is closed Jan. 6 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

A total closure of the eastbound Hwy. 249 frontage road at Zion Road is scheduled for Jan. 6 from 9 a.m.-noon. Eastbound drivers can turn right onto the southbound frontage road to Baker Road, turn left into the intersection and continue going north or turn right.

The U-turn lane of the Hwy. 249 eastbound frontage road at Baker Drive is closed overnight from 10 p.m. Jan. 6 to 5 a.m. Jan. 7. The eastbound frontage road at Baker Drive will also be closed from 10 p.m. Jan. 6 to 1 a.m. Jan. 7. Eastbound drivers can turn right onto the southbound frontage road to the Brown Road intersection where they can turn or continue going north.

The westbound Hwy. 249 frontage road at Zion Road will be closed Jan. 6 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Westbound drivers can turn right onto the northbound frontage road, turn left at Decker Prairie-Rosehill Road and continue on.

A total closure of FM 1488 eastbound and westbound between Ravenswood Drive and Buddy Riley Boulevard in Magnolia is scheduled from 9 p.m. Jan. 6 to 5 a.m. Jan. 7. Drivers can detour by using FM 149 and FM 1774.

By Anna Lotz

Senior Editor

Anna joined Community Impact in 2016 and is the editor of the Tomball-Magnolia and Conroe-Montgomery editions. She previously was a reporter for the Tomball-Magnolia edition. Prior to CI, Anna graduated with a degree in journalism from Cedarville University in Ohio where she served as editor-in-chief of Cedars. She also interned with the National Journalism Center in Washington, D.C., the Springfield News-Sun and Xenia Daily Gazette. Outside of work, Anna enjoys snuggling her dogs, Opie and Luna, baking or reading.