{"id":499474,"date":"2026-01-07T18:15:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T18:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/499474\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T18:15:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T18:15:10","slug":"txdot-updates-i-45-north-houston-project-with-rescheduled-closures-and-detours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/499474\/","title":{"rendered":"TxDOT updates I-45 North Houston project with rescheduled closures and detours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Activists against I-45 expansion project heading to Austin for Transportation Freedom Lobby Day<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><strong>HOUSTON<\/strong> \u2013 TxDOT has released new updates on the progress of the I-45 North Houston Highway Improvement Project and its impact on Houston-area roadways.<\/p>\n<p><b>Rescheduled closures<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The closures related to the demolition of the Alabama St bridge over I-69 have been rescheduled from Jan. 9-12, 2026, to Feb. 6-9, 2026.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 kDvXdO font_openSans articleList\">\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\"\/><\/ul>\n<p><b>Closures this week<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">To allow contractors to make repairs, the I-69 northbound entrance ramp from McGowen Street will be closed during the following times:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 kDvXdO font_openSans articleList\">\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\">\n<p>Thursday, Jan. 8, 9 a.m. &#8211; 2 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\">\n<p>Friday, Jan. 9, 9 a.m. &#8211; 2 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\">\n<p>Saturday, Jan. 10, 7 a.m. &#8211; 5 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Detours for this week\u2019s closures<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Drivers should follow this detour route:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 kDvXdO font_openSans articleList\">\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\">\n<p>Right on McGowen<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\">\n<p>Left on Emancipation<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\">\n<p>Left on Gray<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\">\n<p>Right on Chartres<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\">\n<p>Left on Commerce<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\">\n<p>Right on Chenevert to I-69<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Extended closures<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The full closure of Chartres Street from Commerce Street to Runnels Street has been extended from Jan. 15 through March 28, 2026, to allow crews to install storm sewer infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p><b>Reopened streets<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">St. Emanuel Street from Preston Street to Texas Avenue has reopened. However, St. Emanuel remains closed between Texas Avenue and Rusk Street through Jan. 31, 2026, for sanitary sewer installation.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 kDvXdO font_openSans articleList\">\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\"\/><\/ul>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 nALdY copyright\">Copyright 2026 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>About the AuthorBrittany Taylor headshot<a class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__LinkBase-sc-1fnzlkn-9 eUojqd gMnWPT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/team\/3TMX3YN53ZCG7B7DUW4BCA3LAA\/\" title=\"View Brittany Taylor&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brittany Taylor<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 gnunoy bOlrXa\">Award-winning journalist, mother, YouTuber, social media guru, millennial, mentor, storyteller, University of Houston alumna and Houston-native.<\/p>\n<p>7-year-old girl shot in the leg <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kSMyDq jdBbpv\">\u25b6 0:37<\/p>\n<p>7-year-old girl shot in the leg Another day, another foggy morning<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kSMyDq jdBbpv\">\u25b6 0:46<\/p>\n<p>Another day, another foggy morningCity council will meet today to determine just how far the city&#8217;s water funds can go <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kSMyDq jdBbpv\">\u25b6 1:36<\/p>\n<p>City council will meet today to determine just how far the city&#8217;s water funds can go Top Headlines for Jan. 7 <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kSMyDq jdBbpv\">\u25b6 1:37<\/p>\n<p>Top Headlines for Jan. 7 Houston City Council to vote on controversial $30M stormwater spending plan<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kSMyDq jdBbpv\">\u25b6 0:56<\/p>\n<p>Houston City Council to vote on controversial $30M stormwater spending planApartment neighbor recounts events before Texas A&amp;M student Brianna Aguilera fell from high-rise<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kSMyDq jdBbpv\">\u25b6 1:06<\/p>\n<p>Apartment neighbor recounts events before Texas A&amp;M student Brianna Aguilera fell from high-riseBody pulled from Buffalo Bayou in first Houston case of 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kSMyDq jdBbpv\">\u25b6 1:30<\/p>\n<p>Body pulled from Buffalo Bayou in first Houston case of 2026Officer did nothing until it was too late during Uvalde school shooting, prosecutor says <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kSMyDq jdBbpv\">\u25b6 1:50<\/p>\n<p>Officer did nothing until it was too late during Uvalde school shooting, prosecutor says Houston Marathon forecast<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kSMyDq jdBbpv\">\u25b6 1:47<\/p>\n<p>Houston Marathon forecastAnother body found in Houston bayou; first case of 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kSMyDq jdBbpv\">\u25b6 0:55<\/p>\n<p>Another body found in Houston bayou; first case of 202680s in January? 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