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Planned I-10 Overnight Closures for Power-Line Removal and Road Work

Officials say crews will remove overhead lines to boost electric reliability, prompting posted detours and a temporary shutdown of freeway lighting.

Overview

  • Transportation and utility crews have confirmed coordinated overnight closures on I-10 that will stop traffic for short periods to allow CenterPoint to remove overhead power lines and TxDOT to complete construction work.
  • The CenterPoint operation will affect both main lanes and feeder roads at the Garth Road interchange and will require a brief full highway shutdown during the overnight work window.
  • TxDOT is also scheduling a broader I-10 closure over the same weekend between Cedar Lane and Bayou Drive with signed detours directing eastbound traffic off at Magnolia Avenue and back onto the I-10 frontage road via River Road and Market Street.
  • A separate, ongoing closure of the I-45 northbound frontage road in Galveston County remains in effect with its own detour pattern, creating multi-location impacts for drivers across the region.
  • Officials urge drivers to allow extra travel time, follow posted signs through work zones, and use local traffic maps or alerts to navigate the temporary closures and reduced freeway lighting.