Traffic Alert: Interstate 35 Stretch To Close In South Austin

AUSTIN, TX — The Texas Department of Transportation will temporarily close the southbound Interstate 35 main lanes, the Oltorf Street bridge and the Woodland Avenue underpass starting Monday night for road repair and pavement leveling, transportation officials said.

The closure scheduled on Monday, April 6, will be implemented to accommodate work crews making repairs to the highway stretch and prepping for final paving scheduled for later this spring, according to a Texas Department of Transportation press advisory.

Beginning at 9 p.m. on Monday, the southbound I-35 main lanes will be closed between Woodland Avenue and Oltorf Street. Traffic will detour to the southbound I-35 frontage road at the Woodland Avenue exit (#232) and will re-enter I-35 at the Oltorf Street entrance ramp, just north of Woodward Street. The Oltorf Street bridge and Woodland Avenue underpass at I-35 will close to traffic beginning at 8 p.m. Traffic will be detoured to Woodward Street to the south and Riverside Drive to the north to cross I-35.

All main lanes will reopen to traffic as work is completed, but no later than 6 a.m. The Oltorf Street bridge and the underpass at Woodland Avenue and I-35 will reopen by 7 a.m.

Road signs have been placed to alert drivers of the upcoming closures. Transportation officials ask the traveling public to be patient, and remain aware when traveling through the work zone. To learn more about this project, visit My35Construction.org.

Here's a recap for easy reference:

WHAT: Southbound I-35 mainlanes, Oltorf Street bridge and Woodland Avenue closures

WHEN: Monday, April 6

• 10 p.m. – 6 a.m. (Southbound I-35 main lanes
• 8 p.m. – 7 a.m. (Oltorf Street bridge, Woodland Avenue)

WHERE: Southbound I-35 between Woodland Avenue and Oltorf Street in Travis County

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