Weekly Road Closures March 11-18
CITY ROAD CLOSURES
March 12 – March 18, 2016
New - Up River Road, Leopard Street
Monday - Friday
Through April 1, weather permitting; contractors will be working inside AT&T manholes. As this work is ongoing, westbound Up River Road traffic from Palm Street to Leopard Street, and the westbound Leopard Street traffic from Up River Road to Navigation Boulevard will be reduced to one lane.
New – Buford Street and 19th Street
Monday - Friday
Beginning Monday, March 14 through Friday, March 18, weather permitting; contractors will do utility work on Buford and on 19th streets. As the work is ongoing, the following traffic control plan will be implemented:
Monday and Tuesday: Buford Street will be reduced to one lane between 19th Street and 22nd Street.
Wednesday through Friday: 19th Street will be reduced to one lane between Buford Street and Craig Street. The RTA bus stop will be closed during these days.
New – Kinney Street (Alameda Street to Staples Street)
On Monday, March 7 and March 8, 2016, weather permitting, contractors will close traffic on Kinney Street from Alameda Street to Staples Street as part of the Staples Street Improvement project.
Kinney Street (Alameda Street to Waco Street)
Monday - Friday
Beginning Monday, February 22 through Friday, April 1, weather permitting, contractors will shift traffic on Kinney Street from Alameda Street to Staples Street, and reduce Kinney Street to one lane of traffic from Staples Street to Waco Street.
Staples Street (Between Comanche St and Marguerite St)
Beginning Monday, February 15, there will be various lane closures on Staples Street between Comanche Street and Leopard Street.
Horne Road
Beginning Thursday, October 8, and until completion, City contractors will be doing utility/road work on Horne Road between Ayers Street and Port Avenue. As this work is ongoing, Horne Road westbound traffic will be shifted onto the eastbound with one lane of traffic in each direction.
RTA Transfer Station Demolition
Beginning on Monday, August 24, and until the new Regional Transportation Authority building is open the following traffic control plan will be implemented:
Sam Rankin Street and Josephine Street will be closed to traffic. Those needing access to the City Hall parking lots will need to enter Sam Rankin through Mestina Street. No left turns will be permitted on to Sam Rankin Street or Josephine Street from Leopard Street. Motorists will detour through Mestina Street to Brownlee Boulevard. Access to Leopard Street though Mexico Street will also be available. In addition, the bus parking space will be extend in front of Josephine Street and Sam Rankin Street intersection on Leopard Street.
McArdle Road (Road Work)
For the next six months; weather permitting, City contractors will be working on McArdle Road. During this period, the following traffic control plan will be implemented:
- McArdle Road from Rodd Field Road to Nile Drive will be reduced to one lane in each direction.
- McArdle Road from Rodd Field Road to Ennis Joslin Road will be reduce to one lane eastbound to Ennis Joslin Road. Motorist needing access to this section of McArdle will take South Padre Island Drive, then to Rodd Field to McArdle Road.
Cosmopolitan Construction
Lawrence Street will be closed from Mesquite Street to Chaparral Street. There is no parking permitted on Mesquite Street from Schatzell Street to Lawrence Street.
For more information, please contact Traffic Engineering at 826-3547.