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 1/23/19 at 9pm – 1/24/19 at 5am

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

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

Detour for Beltway 8 Westbound Frontage Road traffic: Turn right at the SH-288 Northbound Frontage Intersection, head North toward Almeda Genoa Rd., make a U-Turn at Almeda Genoa Rd to SH-288 Southbound Frontage Road, then turn right onto Beltway 8 Westbound Frontage Road.

Nightly, from 1/23/19 at 9pm – 1/24/19 at 5am

All lanes of SH 288 Southbound will be closed at Beltway 8.

Detour for Southbound SH 288 Frontage Traffic (Heading Westbound on Beltway 8 Frontage Road):

Take the SH 288 Southbound entrance ramp from Beltway 8, then exit Almeda Genoa Rd. U-Turn at Almeda Genoa Rd. Continue straight on the SH 288 Southbound Frontage Road, then turn left onto the Beltway 8 Westbound Frontage Road.

Detour for Southbound SH 288 Frontage Traffic (Heading Eastbound on Beltway 9 Frontage Road):

Take the SH 288 Southbound exit ramp to McHard Rd. U-Turn at McHard Rd. Continue straight on the SH 288 Northbound Frontage Road to merge onto the Beltway 8 Eastbound Frontage Road.

Detour for Beltway 8 Westbound Frontage Road Traffic (Heading West of SH 288):

Take the SH 288 Northbound entrance ramp from Beltway 8, then exit Almeda Genoa Rd. U-Turn at Almeda Genoa Rd. Continue straight on the SH 288 Southbound Frontage Road, then turn left onto the Beltway 8 Westbound Frontage Road.

Nightly, from 1/19/19 at 9pm – 1/23/19 at 5am, 10am on weekends

The Beltway 8 Westbound Frontage Road will be closed at SH 288.

Detour: Turn right onto SH 288 Northbound Frontage Road to merge onto SH 288 Northbound. Exit Almeda Genoa Rd. U-Turn onto the SH 288 Southbound Frontage Road. Continue to the Beltway 8 Westbound Frontage Road.

Daily, from 1/21/19 at 12pm – 1/23/19 at 5am

The right lane of the Beltway 8 Westbound Frontage Road will be closed from Wayside Dr to Cullen Blvd.

Daily, from 1/16/19 at 12pm – 1/19/19 at 5am, 10am on weekends

The right lane of the Beltway 8 Westbound Frontage Road will be closed from Wayside Dr to Cullen Blvd.

RAMP CLOSURES

Nightly, from 1/21/19 at 10pm – 1/25/19 at 5am

The SH 288 Northbound direct connector to Beltway 8 will be closed.

Detour: Take SH 288 Northbound to exit Almeda Genoa-Rd. U-Turn onto the SH 288 Southbound Frontage Road. Merge onto SH 288 Southbound and exit at Beltway 8.

Nightly, from 1/12/19 at 9pm – 1/13/19 at 5am, 10am on weekends

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

Detour: Take SH 288 Northbound to exit Almeda Genoa-Rd. U-Turn onto the SH 288 Southbound Frontage Road. Merge onto SH 288 Southbound and exit Beltway 8.

Nightly, from 1/14/19 at 9pm – 1/17/19 at 5am

The Beltway 8 Eastbound Frontage Road will be closed at SH 288.

Detour: From SH 288 Southbound, take the McHard Rd exit. Take two left turns onto SH 288 Northbound Frontage Road and then turn right onto the Beltway 8 Eastbound Frontage Road.

Nightly, on 1/4/19 at 9pm – 1/6/19 at 5am, 10am on weekends

The SH 288 Southbound direct connector to Beltway 8 will be closed.

Detour: Take SH 288 Southbound, then exit McHard Rd. U-Turn at McHard Rd, then take SH 288 Northbound to merge onto Beltway 8.

Nightly, on 1/4/19 at 9pm – 1/6/19 at 5am, 10am on weekends

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

DETOURS

Nightly, from 1/23/19 at 9pm – 1/24/19 at 5am

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

Nightly, from 1/23/19 at 9pm – 1/24/19 at 5am

All lanes of SH 288 Southbound will be closed at Beltway 8.

Detour for Southbound SH 288 Frontage Traffic (Heading Westbound on Beltway 8 Frontage Road):

Detour for Southbound SH 288 Frontage Traffic (Heading Eastbound on Beltway 9 Frontage Road):

Take the SH 288 Southbound exit ramp to McHard Rd. U-Turn at McHard Rd. Continue straight on the SH 288 Northbound Frontage Road to merge onto the Beltway 8 Eastbound Frontage Road.

Detour for Beltway 8 Westbound Frontage Road Traffic (Heading West of SH 288):

Nightly, from 1/19/19 at 9pm – 1/23/19 at 5am, 10am on weekends

The Beltway 8 Westbound Frontage Road will be closed at SH 288.

Nightly, from 1/21/19 at 10pm – 1/25/19 at 5am

The SH 288 Northbound direct connector to Beltway 8 will be closed.

Detour: Take SH 288 Northbound to exit Almeda Genoa-Rd. U-Turn onto the SH 288 Southbound Frontage Road. Merge onto SH 288 Southbound and exit at Beltway 8.

Nightly, from 1/22/19 at 9pm – 1/24/19 at 5am

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

Detour for Beltway 8 Westbound Frontage Road traffic: Turn Right at the SH-288 Northbound Frontage Intersection, head North toward Almeda Genoa Rd., make a U-Turn at Almeda Genoa Rd to SH-288 Southbound Frontage Road, then turn right onto Beltway 8 Westbound Frontage Road.

U-TURN CLOSURES

Early Morning, on 10/27/18 from 4am – 12pm

The U-turn from Beltway 8 Westbound to Beltway 8 Eastbound will be closed.

Daily, on 10/27/18 from 9am – 3pm

The U-turn from Beltway 8 Westbound to Beltway 8 Eastbound will be closed.

Early Morning, on 10/27/18 from 4am-10am

The U-turn from Beltway 8 Westbound to Beltway 8 Eastbound will be closed.

Detour: Make a U-Turn at the SH 288 Frontage Road intersection to merge onto the Beltway 8 Eastbound Frontage Road.

Early Morning, on 10/20/18 from 4am-10am

The U-turn from Beltway 8 Westbound to Beltway 8 Eastbound will be closed.

Detour: Make a U-Turn at the SH 288 Frontage Road intersection to merge onto the Beltway 8 Eastbound Frontage Road.

Daily, on 10/13/18 from 7am – 3pm

The Beltway 8 Westbound Frontage Road U-Turn to the Beltway 8 Eastbound Frontage Road 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.