SAN ANTONIO — Drivers can expect another weekend of delays due to construction at the Loop 1604 interchange with I-10.
According to a press release, TxDOT is continuing its Loop 1604 North Expansion project by closing certain parts of the intersection. The project is to provide improvement and expansion to a 23-mile stretch of Loop 1604 North from Bandera Road to I-35. The closures will begin at 9 p.m. Friday, May 31, and are expected to finished by 5 a.m. Monday, June 3. The agency says law enforcement will be at the intersection this weekend to help direct traffic.
Road work at this interchange has been causing headaches for drivers during weekends for the last several weeks, with a brief break over the Memorial Day holiday weekend. TxDOT says it will likewise not plan any road work at I-10 and Loop 1604 during the July 4th holiday weekend.
Meanwhile, TxDOT is urging drivers this weekend to plan ahead, anticipate delays and look for alternate routes. The agency provided the following detour information.
I-10 eastbound mainlanes
All travelers on I-10 EB and those looking to access Loop 1604 EB will exit at Exit 556 B to the I-10 EB frontage road and follow the I-10 EB frontage road through the Loop 1604 interchange. Traffic can enter the I-10 EB mainlanes via the entrance ramp just after the Loop 1604 interchange. Travelers looking to access the Loop 1604 EB mainlanes will utilize the signalized intersection at the interchange to turn left onto the Loop 1604 EB frontage road. Traffic can enter the Loop 1604 EB mainlanes via the entrance ramp just before Vance Jackson Road.
Loop 1604 westbound mainlanes to I-10 eastbound
All travelers on the Loop 1604 WB mainlanes looking to access I-10 EB will exit to the Loop 1604 WB frontage road after Vance Jackson Road. Traffic will follow the Loop 1604 WB frontage road through the I-10 interchange and then turn left onto the I-10 EB frontage road at the signalized intersection. Traffic can then enter the I-10 EB mainlanes via the entrance ramp just before UTSA Boulevard.
The agency says all construction lane closures are weather permitting and subject to change. Drivers can keep up with changes by following the agency on Twitter @TxDOTSanAntonio, and its Facebook page, @TxDOTSanAntonioTX.
