HOUSTON – Drivers should prepare for major detours this weekend as crews perform emergency repairs on the Houston Avenue bridge.

The closures are scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12, and last through 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 15.

Closures include the following:

I-10 Katy Freeway eastbound from Shepherd/Durham to Houston Avenue

Drivers will be detoured to the I-10 eastbound frontage road, then directed through a series of connectors using I-610 and I-45 to return to I-10 eastbound.

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I-10 Katy Freeway eastbound from Antoine Drive to Shepherd Drive

Four left lanes will be closed. A single lane will remain open for local traffic only.

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