Segment 1 – SH 288 Toll Lanes Expansion

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Unless otherwise specified, all construction occurs from 9pm – 5am on weekdays, and from 9pm – 10am on weekends.

ALL SEGMENTS

SEGMENT 2

Harris County – Updates from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), with SH 288 Express Toll Lane Project team Drive288.

Segment 1 (RED): From the North, begins about halfway between Almeda-Genoa Rd and Sam Houston Tollway (near Anderson Rd), ending just south of Sam Houston Tollway at Clear Creek (the Harris and Brazoria county line). Includes the Sam Houston Tollway/Beltway 8 interchange.

LANE CLOSURES

Nightly, from 9/5/18 at 9am – 9/8/18 at 5am, 10am on weekends

The two left lanes of the Beltway 8 Westbound Frontage Road will be closed at Scott St.

Nightly, from 8/16/18 at 9pm – 8/17/18 at 5am

The left lane of SH 288 Southbound will be closed from Almeda-Genoa Rd to McHard Rd.

Daily, from 8/15/18 at 9am – 8/31/18 at 3pm

Alternating lanes of Orem Dr, both Eastbound and Westbound, will be closed at SH 288.

Nightly, from 8/22/18 at 9pm – 8/24/18 at 5am

All lanes of the Beltway 8 Frontage Roads, both Eastbound and Westbound, will be closed at SH 288.

Detour for Eastbound Traffic: Turn right onto the SH 288 Southbound Frontage Road, then U-Turn at McHard Rd. Take the SH 288 Northbound Frontage Road ramp to the Beltway 8 Eastbound Frontage Road.

Detour for Westbound Traffic: Turn right onto the SH 288 Northbound Frontage Road, then U-Turn at Almeda Genoa Rd. Take the SH 288 Southbound Frontage Road ramp to the Beltway 8 Westbound Frontage Road.

Nightly, from 8/15/18 at 9pm – 8/17/18 at 5am

All lanes of the Beltway 8 Frontage Roads, both Eastbound and Westbound, will be closed at SH 288.

RAMP CLOSURES

Nightly, from 8/3/18 at 9pm – 8/12/18 at 5am, 10am on weekends

The SH 288 Northbound exit ramp to Beltway 8 will be closed.

Nightly, from 7/23/18 at 9pm – 7/28/18 at 5am, 10am on weekends

The SH 288 Northbound exit ramp to Beltway 8 will be closed.

Nightly, from 7/17/18 at 9pm – 7/21/18 at 5am, 10am on weekends

The SH 288 Northbound exit ramp to Beltway 8 will be closed.

Nightly, from 7/13/18 at 9pm – 7/15/18 at 5am, 10am on weekends

The SH 288 Northbound exit ramp to Beltway 8 will be closed. Also, the SH 288 Northbound Frontage Road ramp to Beltway 8 will be closed.

Detour For Mainlane Traffic: Take SH 288 Northbound, then exit Almeda Genoa Rd. Make a U-Turn at Almeda Genoa Rd, and continue on the SH 288 Southbound Frontage Road to the Beltway 8 Frontage Road intersection. Turn left onto the Beltway 8 Eastbound Frontage Road.

Detour For Frontage Road Traffic: Continue straight on the SH 288 Frontage Road to the Beltway 8 Frontage Road intersection. Turn right onto the Beltway 8 Eastbound Frontage Road, make a U-Turn at Scott St, and then take the Beltway 8 Westbound Frontage Road to continue driving Northbound on the SH 288 Frontage Road.

Nightly, from 7/12/18 at 9pm – 7/15/18 at 5am, 10am on weekends

The SH 288 Northbound exit ramp to Beltway 8 will be closed.

DETOURS

Nightly, from 8/3/18 at 9pm – 8/5/18 at 5am, 10am on weekends

All lanes of the Beltway 8 Frontage Road, both Eastbound and Westbound, will be closed at SH 288.

Nightly, from 4/26/18 at 9pm – 4/28/18 at 5am, 10am on weekends

The SH 288 Southbound entrance ramp from Almeda Genoa Rd will be closed.

Detour: Exit Orem Dr and take SH 288 Southbound Frontage Road to Almeda Genoa Rd.

U-TURN CLOSURES

From 7/31/17 – 8/9/17,

The Beltway 8 Westbound to Eastbound U-turn at SH 288 will be closed.

From 7/21/17 – 7/31/17, between 9am – 3pm

The Beltway 8 Eastbound to Westbound U-turn at SH 288 will be closed.

From 7/18/17 – 7/31/17

The U-Turn from Beltway 8 Westbound to Eastbound will be closed at SH 288.

From 7/6/17 – 7/7/17, between 8pm – 7am

The Beltway 8 Eastbound to Westbound U-turn at SH 288 will be closed, as will one lane of the Beltway 8 Westbound frontage road, west of SH 288.

From 4/24/17 – 4/28/17

The Beltway 8 Westbound U-Turn to SH 288 Eastbound will be closed.

ALERTS

From 5/17/17 – 5/18/17, between 9pm – 5am

Two lanes of the SH 288 Northbound frontage road to Eastbound Beltway 8 frontage road will be closed east of the SH 288 overpass.

From 4/29/17 – 4/30/17, between 8pm – 10am

All main lanes SH 288 Northbound will be closed at Beltway 8. Traffic will be forced to take the exit for Beltway 8 and can re-enter the freeway north of Beltway 8.

From 5/6/17 – 5/7/17, between 8pm – 10am

All main lanes SH 288 Southbound will be closed at Beltway 8. Traffic will be forced to take the exit for Beltway 8 and can re-enter the freeway south of Beltway 8.

From 3/2/17 – 3/8/17

The Beltway 8 Eastbound to Westbound U-Turn at SH 288 will be closed.

From 3/2/17 – 6/30/17, between 9am – 5am

The right shoulder of SH 288 Southbound will be closed north of McHard Rd, between Beltway 8 and McHard Rd.

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