Major Weekend Road Closures In Fort Worth
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FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) - Another massive construction project will shut down a major North Texas highway this weekend, and create traffic headaches. Drivers can expect Interstate-35W and Loop 820 in Fort Worth to be closed at times points from Friday through Sunday.
Starting at 9:00 p.m. on Friday night, all northbound and southbound lanes of Interstate-35W will be shut down at Northeast 28th Street. Traffic will be moved to the frontage roads. Eastbound and westbound Northeast 28th Street will also be closed at the highway.
Crews are going to be demolishing the bridge at Northeast 28th Street.
Then, at 9:00 p.m. on Saturday night, the closures will include eastbound Loop 820 at the Interstate-35W interchange, as well as the northbound and southbound connectors from the interstate to eastbound Loop 820. Traffic will be moved to Meacham Boulevard.
The road closures will last until 10:00 a.m. on Sunday morning. Travelers are urged to just avoid the area.
Anyone who has driven through this part of Fort Worth recently knows that it can be a traffic nightmare -- ranked eighth on a list of state's most congested roads. But the construction aims to make things better by improving the main lanes and adding a series of toll lanes. It is part of a $1.4 billion project, set to be complete by 2018.