A long-term closure is scheduled from September 26 – 30, 2024, for the Northwest Loop Ramp from Martin Luther King Drive to southbound SH 286.
Beginning Thursday, September 26, at 9 p.m. until 9 p.m., Monday, September 30, the Northwest Loop Ramp from Martin Luther King Drive to southbound SH 286 will be closed. The four-day closure is necessary for construction at the South Interchange.
The four-day closure is necessary for construction at the South Interchange, according to officials from Flatiron/ Dragados.
Motorists heading southbound on US 181 to southbound SH 286 (Crosstown Expressway) will be detoured to take the Port Ave/Nueces Bay Blvd exit, make a U-turn at Nueces Bay Blvd, and continue southbound on I-37 to the direct connector ramp for southbound SH 286.
"Motorists leaving the Bayfront area to southbound SH 286 will continue northbound on I-37, take the Port Ave/Nueces Bay Blvd exit, make a U-turn at Nueces Bay Blvd, and continue southbound on I-37 to the direct connector ramp for southbound SH 286," added officials.
Traffic signs will be in place to alert motorists of the closure and help navigate the alternate route.