TxDOT cancels major San Antonio highway closures amid severe weather threat

Update: Friday, February 2, at 8:35 a.m.: The Texas Department of Transportation has canceled major weekend highway closures set for this weekend due to severe weather headed towards San Antonio. Closures will be rescheduled for a later date. 

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Although San Antonians have already accepted the highway closure fate for the Alamo City, it doesn’t make traffic headaches any less painful. Once again, drivers are faced with weekend traffic hiccups as construction continues on this major San Antonio highway.

The Texas Department of Transportation will fully close down the interchange of Loop 1604 and I-10 on the city’s Northside this weekend, as part of the Loop 1604 North Expansion project. The closures come amid the installation of steel beams on the first of four flyover ramps planned for the interchange. 

So far, the contractor has set 27 of the 30 steel beams needed to support traffic on the new ramp connecting eastbound Loop 1604 to westbound I-10, according to TxDOT. This weekend’s closures, scheduled from Friday, February 2, at 9 p.m. to Monday, February 5, at 5 a.m., are set to help complete the installation of the remaining three beams. 

Closures at the interchange will include:

• I-10 eastbound/westbound mainlanes from UTSA Boulevard to La Cantera Parkway
• Loop 1604 eastbound/westbound mainlanes from Vance Jackson Road to La Cantera Parkway
• Loop 1604 eastbound/westboud frontage roads between the I-10 eastbound and westbound frontage roads

Closures are expected to remain in effect for the full duration of the weekend, and local officials will be on site to direct traffic. Travelers are encouraged to use alternate routes to avoid the interchange. Potential detours for traffic through the interchange are listed below:

I-10 eastbound mainlanes detour: Drivers on the I-10 eastbound mainlanes looking to travel through the Loop 1604 interchange will exit to the I-10 eastbound frontage road after La Cantara Parkway and follow the I-10 eastbound frontage road through the interchange. They will then re-enter the I-10 eastbound mainlanes at the first entrance ramp after the Loop 1604 interchange. 

I-10 westbound mainlanes detour: Drivers on the I-10 westbound mainlanes looking to travel through the Loop 1604 interchange will exit to the I-10 westbound frontage road after UTSA Boulevard and follow the I-10 westbound frontage road through the interchange. They will then re-enter the I-10 westbound mainlanes at the first entrance ramp after the Loop 1604 interchange. 

Loop 1604 eastbound mainlanes and frontage road detour: Drivers on the Loop 1604 eastbound mainlanes looking to travel through the I-10 interchange will exit at the Vance Jackson Road exit ramp to enter the Loop 1604 eastbound frontage road. They will follow the signs for I-10 eastbound and continue on the I-10 eastbound frontage road to the U-turn at UTSA Boulevard. Drivers will then follow the I-10 westbound frontage road back to the Loop 1604 eastbound frontage road, entering the Loop 1604 eastbound mainlanes at Vance Jackson Road.

Loop 1604 westbound mainlanes and frontage road detour: Drivers on the Loop 1604 westbound mainlanes looking to travel through the I-10 interchange will exit at the I-10 exit ramp to enter the Loop 1604 westbound frontage road. They will follow the signs for I-10 westbound and continue on the I-10 westbound frontage road to the U-turn at La Cantara Parkway. Drivers will then follow the I-10 eastbound frontage road back to the Loop 1604 westbound frontage road, entering the Loop 1604 westbound mainlanes after Valero Way. 

TxDOT also plans to completely shut down the Loop 1604 westbound mainlanes from the Stone Oak Parkway exit ramp to the Bitters Road entrance ramp and the eastbound mainlanes from Blanco Road exit ramp to Stone Oak Parkway entrance ramp for a traffic switch. The full weekend closure is set to begin Friday, February 2, at 9 p.m. through Monday, February 5, at 5 a.m. 

Loop 1604 westbound mainlanes detour: Loop 1604 westbound mainlane traffic will use the Stone Oak Parkway exit ramp and continue on the westbound frontage road through the Stone Oak Parkway, Huebner Road, and Bitters Road intersections. Drivers will then re-enter the westbound mainlanes of Loop 1604 using the entrance ramp east of NW Military Highway. 

Loop 1604 eastbound mainlanes detour: Loop 1604 mainlane traffic will use the Blanco Road exit ramp and continue on the eastbound frontage road through Blanco Road and Stone Oak Parkway intersections. Drivers will then re-enter the eastbound mainlanes of Loop 1604 using the entrance ramp east of Stone Oak Parkway. 

Piece of cake, right?