Weather permitting, beginning at 8:00 PM Monday, May 20, 2024, and ending approximately 5:00 AM Wednesday, May 22, 2024, the northbound IH 45 Frontage Road, just north of FM 1374 (Montgomery Road) will be closed from Lake Road to Avenue M. Lake Road will remain open for traffic use. Avenue M will only remain open to traffic entering the IH 45 Frontage Road from Avenue M. This closure is needed in order to construct the new drainage structure crossing the IH 45 Frontage Road near the Avenue M intersection. Police officers will be present to assist the traveling public during this closure. Drivers should exercise caution and be prepared for delays during construction.
To alert drivers to the change, changeable message signs will be placed in advance of the area where this change will occur. The speed limit is reduced to 60 MPH on IH-45 main lanes throughout the limits of the project and 40 MPH and 45 MPH on the frontage roads in the detour area.
This temporary traffic pattern is part of the $200 Million reconstruction of IH-45 that involves replacing the four-lane freeway with a six-lane freeway with concrete median in southern Walker County. The project is scheduled to be completed in the first quarter of 2027.
