MAP: 16 lane closures to know this weekend in Cy-Fair, Sept. 22-24

Multiple closures are set to occur on Hwy. 290 this weekend.

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By Danica Smithwick | 9:36 PM Sep 21, 2017 CDT

Freeway closures

Hwy. 290 eastbound from Jones Road to FM 529
Total closure from 6-10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23. Drivers can detour to the frontage road and re-enter the mainlanes after FM 529.

Hwy. 290 eastbound connector ramp to I-10
One inside lane will be closed from 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22, to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24.

Hwy. 290 eastbound and westbound from Eldridge Parkway to Telge Road
One inside lane will be closed in both directions from 7 a.m.-noon on Saturday, Sept. 23.

Hwy. 290 westbound exit ramp to Huffmeister Road
Total closure until further notice.

Hwy. 290 westbound entrance ramp from Hwy. 6/FM 1960
Total closure until further notice.

Frontage road closures

Hwy. 290 eastbound frontage road at Fairbanks N. Houston Road
One outside lane will be closed nightly from 9 p.m.-5 a.m. through the morning of Sunday, Sept. 24.

Hwy. 290 eastbound frontage road at FM 529
One inside lane will be closed from 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22, to 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 25.

Hwy. 290 eastbound frontage road at Beltway 8
One inside lane will be closed from 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22, to 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 25.

Beltway 8 W northbound frontage road at Hwy. 290
One outside lane will be closed from 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22, to 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 25.

Hwy. 290 westbound frontage road from Jersey Drive to Jones Road
Two outside lanes will be closed until 5 a.m. Friday, Dec. 29.

Hwy. 290 westbound frontage road from Barker Cypress Road to Skinner Road
One inside lane will be closed until 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28. The closure includes the westbound entrance ramp from Barker Cypress Road.

Hwy. 290 westbound frontage road at Hwy. 6/FM 1960
One inside lane will be closed from 7 a.m.-noon on Saturday, Sept. 23.

Hwy. 290 eastbound and westbound frontage road at Huffmeister Road
U-turn lanes will be closed until further notice.

Hwy. 290 westbound frontage road from W. Little York Road to Beltway 8
One inside lane will be closed daily from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. through Saturday, Sept. 23.

Street closures

FM 529 northbound at Hwy. 290
Two outside lanes will be closed from 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22, to 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 25.

Windfern Road northbound and southbound from Hwy. 290 to W. Little York Road
Total closure until 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30. Drivers can detour to Gessner Road.

By Danica Lloyd

Editor, Cy-Fair

Danica joined Community Impact Newspaper as a reporter in 2016. As editor, she continues to cover local government, education, health care, real estate, development, business and transportation in Cy-Fair. Her experience prior to CI includes studying at the Washington Journalism Center and interning at a startup incubator in D.C., serving as editor-in-chief of Union University's student magazine and online newspaper, reporting for The Jackson Sun and freelancing for other publications in Arkansas and Tennessee.

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