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U.S. 290 is closing this weekend for new bridge construction at Highway 6, FM 1960

Expect delays and even consider an alternate route.

HOUSTON — You may be used to it by now, but get ready for a traffic headache if you're traveling on U.S. 290 this weekend.

All eastbound lanes at Huffmeister are closing Friday at 8 p.m. It will remain that way until Monday at 5 a.m.

Drivers will be re-routed to the feeder road and re-enter the mainlanes after Highway 6 and FM 1960, where Texas Department of Transportation crews are placing the first beams of new bridge.

There will also be a total closure on the westbound main lanes at West Road, where drivers will be detoured to the feeder before re-entering at FM 1960.

Here is a list of more closures from TxDOT:

  • Total closure: US 290 eastbound Telge entrance ramp and the US 290 eastbound exit ramp to SH 6/FM 1960. Motorists will be detoured to the entrance ramp from SH 6/FM 1960 and the exit ramp to Eldridge Parkway.
  • Total closure: US 290 eastbound frontage road at SH 6/FM 1960 from 12 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, to 5 a.m. Monday, Oct. 15. Motorists will be detoured right on SH 6, U-turn at Hempstead to SH 6 northbound frontage road, then right on US 290 eastbound frontage road.
  • Total closure: SH 6 northbound under US 290. Motorists will be detoured right on the US 290 eastbound frontage road, U-turn at Eldridge to US 290 westbound frontage road to SH 6/FM 1960.
  • Total closure: FM 1960 southbound at Wortham Boulevard. Motorists will be detoured right on Wortham Boulevard, left on Wortham Center Drive, right on US 290 westbound frontage road, U-turn at Huffmeister to US 290 eastbound frontage road to SH 6/FM 1960.
  • Closure: Alternate lane of the US 290 westbound frontage road from SH 6/FM 1960 exit ramp to Wortham Center Drive.

Expect delays and even consider an alternate route. There will be police officers assisting with traffic control, according to TxDOT.

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