CORPUS CHRISTI – On Tuesday, August 9, and Wednesday, August 10, from 9 pm until 6 am both nights, northbound IH 37 mainlanes will be closed at the SH 286 Interchange. Motorists heading northbound on US 181 to northbound IH 37 will be detoured at the Port Avenue/Nueces Bay exit ramp and continue on the Martin Luther King Drive frontage road to enter IH 37 at the Stillman Avenue on-ramp. Motorists heading northbound on IH 37 from the Bayfront will follow the detour signs to Chaparral Street, Belden Street, N Tancahua, and continue on the Martin Luther King Drive frontage road to reenter IH 37 at the Stillman Avenue on-ramp. The closure will not impact motorists heading towards southbound SH 286 from US 181.
Motorists heading southbound on IH 37 towards southbound SH 286, northbound US 181, and to the Bayfront and Uptown areas will follow detour signs to the new connector ramp and merge onto southbound SH 286 to continue south or follow the detour signs to exit Tarlton Street and make a U-turn to continue northbound on SH 286 to the US 181 and Staples Street exit.
Motorists heading northbound on SH 286 to northbound IH 37 will follow the detour to Staples and Antelope Street, turn left on Staples Street, and turn left on the Martin Luther King Drive frontage road to enter IH 37 at the Stillman Avenue on-ramp.
The full IH 37 mainlane and connector ramp closures are necessary for construction related to the Harbor Bridge Project. Portable message signs will be in place to assist motorists with navigating the alternate routes.
Motorists are urged to be aware of the mainlane and ramp 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.
