CORPUS CHRISTI – On Monday, January 9, and Tuesday, January 10, from 9 pm until 6 am, both nights, the Northwest Loop Ramp from Martin Luther King Drive to southbound SH 286 will be closed. The temporary closures are necessary for overhead work to construct new IH 37 mainlane lanes over the future transition of US 181 to SH 286. Nightly closures will continue intermittently through Thursday, January. 26. Please follow the Harbor Bridge Project on Facebook and Twitter: @HarborBridgePrj for details on specific nightly closures through Thursday, January 26.
Motorists heading southbound on US 181 to southbound SH 286 will be detoured to continue northbound on IH 37, take the Up River Road exit, make a U-turn, and continue southbound on IH 37 to the direct connector ramp for southbound SH 286.
Motorists leaving the bayfront area to southbound SH 286 will continue northbound on IH 37, take the Up River Road exit, make a U-turn, and continue southbound on IH 37 to the direct connector ramp for southbound SH 286.
Portable message signs will be in place to alert motorists of the closures and to assist with navigating the alternate route.
Motorists are urged to be aware of the temporary closures, consider using alternate routes, follow all traffic control devices, and to slow down in the work zones. All work is weather permitting.
For information about all current and upcoming lane closures related to the Harbor Bridge Project, visit www.harborbridgeproject.com.
