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Elissa Rivas

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Sep 12, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 12, 2026 · Elissa Rivas

    Weekend closures near Downtown Houston area could impact drivers (opens the original)

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    HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Your weekend drive will include interstate lane closures across the Houston area, but two major ramp closures near downtown Houston will slow your drive through and across the city. The SH 288 ramp is closed northbound to US-59 southbound from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. As a detour, drivers can continue on I-45 southbound, take exit 44C, and turn left at Cullen, following the signs to U.S. 59. On the other side of downtown, closures will occur in the evenin

  2. Article · Aug 7, 2026 · Elissa Rivas

    City of Friendswood moves forward with plan to extend parkway expansion project (opens the original)

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    FRIENDSWOOD, Texas (KTRK) -- The major corridors of Galveston County, such as I-45 and FM 518, are packed with an ever-increasing population and a constant flow of traffic from east to west between Galveston and Brazoria Counties, especially in Friendswood. It's no surprise to longtime residents like Kim Hartman. "They're building more and more and more back in this area over here," Hartman told ABC13. "So yes, it's grown. Friendswood has grown. I've noticed that in the 10 years that I've been h

  3. Article · Jul 26, 2026 · Elissa Rivas

    Intersection of Hamilton Street and Tuam Street in Midtown to close until mid-August for I-45 expansion (opens the original)

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    HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Officials announced that the intersection of Hamilton Street and Tuam Street in Midtown will experience a long-term closure starting Monday morning and lasting until mid-August. According to Houston TranStar, the closure of the intersection will start at 9 a.m. on Monday, July 27, and is expected to last until 3 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 17. Officials said the closure is part of the 1-45 expansion project, with crews working on storm sewage infrastructure underneath Hamilton

  4. Article · Jul 18, 2026 · Elissa Rivas

    I-10 at Garth Road expected to close over weekend due to work on power lines, CenterPoint says (opens the original)

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    Both directions of I-10 at Garth Road are expected to close early on Sunday morning due to electrical work, CenterPoint says. Officials said the temporary closure is expected from 12 a.m. to 1 a.m. on Sunday, July 19, affecting all the east and westbound lanes of the interstate, including the feeder roads. Centerpoint said crews will be removing overhead lines as part of its efforts to "strengthen reliability and support growing energy demand." CenterPoint added that the freeway light near the w

  5. Article · Jul 11, 2026 · Elissa Rivas

    North Freeway to close at Crosstimbers Street in both directions due to bridge repairs, TxDOT says (opens the original)

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    HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- TxDOT announced that the North Freeway at Crosstimbers Street will temporarily close in both directions starting on Friday evening due to bridge repairs. According to TxDOT, the closure will begin at 9 p.m. on Friday, with the lanes scheduled to reopen at 5 p.m. on Saturday. The closures will alternate between directions, TxDOT officials said. TxDOT said that from 9 p.m. on Friday to 11 a.m. on Saturday, three southbound left lanes will be closed while one right lane wil

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