CORPUS CHRISTI – On Friday, March 4, from 9 pm until 3 pm, Saturday, March 5, all northbound IH 37 mainlanes will be closed from Staples Street to the SH 286 Interchange. Motorists heading northbound on IH 37 from US 181 will be detoured at the Port Avenue/Nueces Bay exit ramp and continue on the Martin Luther King Drive frontage road to reenter 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.
On Friday, March 4, from 9 pm until 3 pm, Saturday, March 5, all southbound IH 37 mainlanes will be closed from the SH 286 Interchange to Staples Street. Motorists heading southbound on IH 37 towards southbound SH 286, northbound US 181, and to the Bayfront and Uptown areas will be detoured as follows: Take the new connector ramp to 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.
The full IH 37 closure is necessary for a long-term mainlane traffic shift on IH 37 from Staples Street to the SH 286 Interchange.
Portable message signs will be in place to assist motorists with navigating the alternate routes.
Motorists are urged to be aware of the mainlane 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.
