HOUSTON — Heads up! There's a big freeway closure happening in downtown Houston that you're going to want to avoid this weekend.
All of the southbound lanes of the I-69/Eastex Freeway at I-45/North Freeway will be closed for construction starting at 9 p.m. Friday.
The closure will last through 5 a.m. Monday.
The Texas Department of Transportation suggests taking I-10 westbound to the 610/West Loop southbound to the Eastex Freeway to avoid traffic.
Check out our interactive traffic map to see this and other trouble spots across the Houston area:
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