The cloverleaf ramp from SH 71 westbound to US 183 southbound will be CLOSED for 10-12 months starting August 20, 2018. Detour traffic will exit Riverside Drive and take the west to east U-turn to access US 183 southbound. This closure is necessary to facilitate the realignment, reconstruction, and widening of westbound SH 71.
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- Detour
- Emergency
- Lane Closure
- Lane Shift
- Ramp Closure
- Road Closure
- Shoulder Closure
- Sidewalk Closure
- Bridge Construction
- Clearing
- Drainage Work
- Excavation
- Foundation Drilling
- Guardrail Work
- Highway Lighting
- Intersection Work
- Landscaping
- Paving
- Pedestrian Bridge Construction
- Retaining Wall Construction
- Roadway Base Installation
- Roadway Striping
- Shared Use Path
- Sidewalk Work
- Sign Installation
- Sound Wall Construction
- Utility Work
Continuously from Monday (4/16/2018) at 9 am to Monday (4/1/2019) at 5 pm, Smith Road, west of US 183, and Thurgood Avenue will be closed at the US 183 southbound mainlanes. Follow signed detours.
More >Continuously between Thursday, June 14, 2018 at 8 pm until Monday, April 1, 2019 at 5 pm, Vargas Road will be closed at US 183. Follow signed detour.
More >Continuously between Thursday, June 1, 2018 at 6 am until Monday, April 1, 2019 at 6 am, Eastgate will be closed at the US 183 southbound mainlanes. Follow signed detour.
More >Continuously through late December 2018, at 6 am, Tracor Lane and Marcel Gres will be closed at US 183.
More >Continuously through December 2018, 51st Street on the west side of US 183 will be reduced to one lane in both directions between US 183 and Hutchinson Drive.
More >Central Avenue and Bluestein Drive are temporarily closed at their intersections with northbound US 183 for utility work and will remain closed through 2018. Traffic is being detoured via Techni Center Drive and Semi-Conductor Drive.
More >Continuously through December 2018, Levander Loop will be closed at the US 183 northbound turnaround. Follow the signed detour.
More >Tuesday through Thursday (8/14-16) from 8 pm to 6 am, the US 183 southbound to northbound U-turn at Levander Loop will be closed. Also, the US 183 southbound mainlanes will be closed near Bolm Road. Follow signed detours and expect delays. If traveling to the airport, please plan ahead.
More >Beginning as early as Monday, August 20, 2018 at 9 am and lasting approximately 10-12 months, the SH 71 westbound exit ramp to US 183 southbound will be closed. Detour by exiting for the U-turn at E. Riverside Drive and heading eastbound on SH 71 to the US 183 southbound exit.
More >The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority is building a new tolled expressway with three lanes in each direction on an eight-mile section of US 183 between US 290 and SH 71.
In addition, the Mobility Authority will be reconstructing and improving the non-tolled US 183 general purpose lanes and adding $25 million worth of pedestrian and bicyclist facilities. The project will open in phases between 2019 and 2020, offering greater mobility for all users of the corridor.
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Short Term
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Road Closure8/14/18 to 8/17/18
Tuesday through Thursday (8/14-16) from 8 pm to 6 am, the US 183 southbound to northbound U-turn at Levander Loop will be closed. Also, the US 183 southbound mainlanes will be closed near Bolm Road. Follow signed detours and expect delays. If traveling to the airport, please plan ahead.
Bridge Construction
Long Term
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Road Closure4/16/18 to 4/1/19
Continuously from Monday (4/16/2018) at 9 am to Monday (4/1/2019) at 5 pm, Smith Road, west of US 183, and Thurgood Avenue will be closed at the US 183 southbound mainlanes. Follow signed detours.
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Road Closure6/15/18 to 4/1/19
Continuously between Thursday, June 14, 2018 at 8 pm until Monday, April 1, 2019 at 5 pm, Vargas Road will be closed at US 183. Follow signed detour.
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Road Closure6/15/18 to 4/1/19
Continuously between Thursday, June 1, 2018 at 6 am until Monday, April 1, 2019 at 6 am, Eastgate will be closed at the US 183 southbound mainlanes. Follow signed detour.
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Road Closure7/30/18 to 12/31/18
Continuously through late December 2018, at 6 am, Tracor Lane and Marcel Gres will be closed at US 183.
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Lane Closure7/30/18 to 12/31/18
Continuously through December 2018, 51st Street on the west side of US 183 will be reduced to one lane in both directions between US 183 and Hutchinson Drive.
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Road Closure7/30/18 to 12/31/18
Central Avenue and Bluestein Drive are temporarily closed at their intersections with northbound US 183 for utility work and will remain closed through 2018. Traffic is being detoured via Techni Center Drive and Semi-Conductor Drive.
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Road Closure7/30/18 to 12/31/18
Continuously through December 2018, Levander Loop will be closed at the US 183 northbound turnaround. Follow the signed detour.
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Ramp Closure8/20/18 to 8/12/19
Beginning as early as Monday, August 20, 2018 at 9 am and lasting approximately 10-12 months, the SH 71 westbound exit ramp to US 183 southbound will be closed. Detour by exiting for the U-turn at E. Riverside Drive and heading eastbound on SH 71 to the US 183 southbound exit.
Bridge Construction
Twitter Updates
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WED 8/15 8p-6a: US 183 southbound mainlanes will be closed near Bolm Road. Follow signed detours & expect delays. If traveling to the airport, please plan ahead #atxtraffic
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WED 8/15 8p-6a: US 183 northbound exit ramp to Manor/Springdale Road will be closed. Purple Sage Drive will be closed at US 183. Follow signed detours & expect delays #atxtraffic
