The background
According to Texas Department of Transportation representatives, a nightly closure originally scheduled for the first weekend of February is taking place 9 p.m.-5 a.m. daily now through Feb. 11.
Contractors will fully close the eastbound main lanes of Loop 1604 from the Vance Jackson Road exit ramp to the Lockhill Selma Road entrance ramp, the main I-10 westbound exit ramp to the Loop 1604 eastbound main lanes, and the eastbound I-10 cloverleaf exit to the Loop 1604 eastbound main lanes.
These closures will allow workers to erect steel girders to prop up the eastbound direct connector, TxDOT representatives said.
Digging deeper
Motorists traveling on the Loop 1604 eastbound main lanes will be told to use the Vance Jackson Road exit ramp and continue on the Loop 1604 eastbound frontage road. Traffic will be able to re-enter the highway at the Lockhill Selma Road entrance ramp.
Westbound traffic on I-10 will take the frontage road exit ramp and continue on the frontage road to the Loop 1604 eastbound frontage road. Traffic will be able enter the Loop 1604 eastbound main lanes using the Lockhill Selma Road entrance ramp.
Traffic going eastbound on I-10 will take the frontage road exit ramp and continue on the frontage road to Loop 1604 eastbound frontage road. Traffic will be able enter the Loop 1604 eastbound main lanes using the Lockhill Selma Road entrance ramp.
Additionally, work crews are continuing a full closure of the Vance Jackson Road overpass at Loop 1604, in both directions, 9 p.m.-5 a.m. daily through Feb. 10.
Contractors will also close the Loop 1604 westbound main lanes from the Lockhill Selma Road exit ramp to I-10 from 9 p.m. Feb. 9 to 8 a.m. Feb. 10.
Area motorists are urged to be aware of any other closures and detours related to the Loop 1604 project.
