Construction is scheduled to move to the next phase on Gulf Freeway South (IH 45) in the coming weeks. Drivers who travel along the section stretching from FM 2351 to Medical Center Blvd. can expect to see some progress according to officials from the Texas Department of Public Safety (TxDot).
"As far as holiday work, motorists will begin to see things start to move along in the next week," TxDot Spokesperson Deidrea Samuels said. "Contractors will begin building the southbound frontage road detour from north of El Dorado to Bay Area Blvd. Traffic will switch to the new detour lane once it is complete. The frontage road will operate for the most part under the existing conditions of the two lanes."
Workers are also busy on another section of IH 45 South that stretches from Kurland (north of the Beltway 8) to FM 2351. Both projects include the widening and reconstruction of the north and southbound lanes and frontage lanes. In addition, two additional mainlanes and one additional frontage lane will eventually be added to the roadway along both sections. Due to the scope of the improvements, construction is expected to continue for several years.
"Both project are scheduled for completion in 2015," Samuels said.
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