ICYMI: TxDOT Planning To Close Southbound I-69 Over San Jac River

HUMBLE, TX — The traffic in Kingwood is already an issue, but it’s about to become more frustrating as crew prepare to shut down parts of the Interstate 69 bridge that spans the San Jacinto River, just south of Kingwood.

The Texas Department of Transportation announced this week that they will close the southbound lanes of I-69 over the river at the end of this month to repair damages caused during flooding from Hurricane Harvey.

The construction is expected to continue through the start of summer, and the start of the 2018 hurricane season, which begins in June.

Humble, Kingwood and New Caney saw significant damage in their communities over a four day onslaught from Harvey, which dumped trillions of gallons of water throughout the Houston area over a four day period.

TxDOT, which is still working on their plans for this project,will close the southbound lanes to replace columns that shifted during the flooding in August and affected the load capacity of the bridge.

Commuters in that area should expected to traffic delays when construction begins later this month, KORC reported.

Image: Interstate 69 is covered by floodwaters at the San Jacinto River bridge as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey caused the river to overflow Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, in Humble, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)