The Top 183 South Closures, Detours To Avoid For Your Commute This Week

Austin Road Closures Impacted By 183 Construction: Work continues along US 183, including bridge construction, roadway installation, and utility upgrades. All closures are weather permitting and subject to change…

Short and long term lane, road closures and detours that may impact drivers along US 183 and adjacent roadways in east Austin.

Below is an overview of the 183 South project’s lane, road, and ramp closures.Work continues along US 183, including bridge construction, roadway installation, sound wall work, utility work. All closures are weather permitting and subject to change.

Please visit www.183South.com for up to date lane closures on the US 183 corridor in advance.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL CLOSURES ARE WEATHER PERMITTING

• US 183 South Closures & Detours •

Short Term

• 9/30/18 to 10/5/18 – 183 northbound and southbound – Various Lane Closures for intersection work –  Sunday September 30 from 6 p.m to 6 a.m.; Monday-Thursday October 1-4 from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. and Friday October 5 from 8 p.m. to 10 a.m. there will be various lane closures along US 183 northbound and southbound general purpose lane at MLK Blvd. Traffic will be controlled by police officers.

• 10/1/18 to 10/5/18 – Various lane closures for sound wall construction

• 10/1/18 to 10/5/18 – Various lane closures for intersection work – Monday-Friday, October 1-5 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. there will be various lane closures along the US 183 northbound and southbound frontage roads at Bolm Road. Traffic will be controlled by use of police officers.

• 10/1/18 to 10/5/18 – US 183 northbound frontage lane closures for guardrail work – Monday through Friday October 1-5 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. the US 183 northbound frontage road will be reduced by one lane from US 290 to Manor/Springdale Rd.

• 10/1/18 to 10/5/18 – Various lane closures for guardrail work

• 10/1/18 to 10/2/18 – 183 northbound mainlane closures for roadway striping – Monday (10/1) from 8 pm to 6 am, the US 183 northbound mainlanes will be reduced by one lane between Hergotz Lane and Bolm Road.

• 10/2/18 to 10/3/18 – 183 northbound frontage road for bridge construction – Tuesday October 2 from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. the US 183 northbound frontage road from MLK to 51st Street will be closed. Detour traffic will head westbound on MLK to Springdale Rd to 51st Street.

• 10/2/18 to 10/3/18 – Northbound and southbound mainlanes of US 183 road closures for bridge construction – Tuesday September 2 from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., the northbound and southbound mainlanes of US 183 will be closed from Purple Sage Drive to Manor/Springdale Road. Traffic will detour via the Springdale/Manor Road exit to the northbound/southbound general purpose lanes.

• 10/5/18 to 10/6/18 – 183 southbound mainlanes for roadway striping – Friday October 5 from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. the US 183 southbound mainlanes will be reduced by one lane from Thurgood Ave to Bolm Road. One lane of traffic will be maintained at all times during the striping operation in preparation to implement new traffic patterns.

• 10/6/18 to 10/6/18 – Northbound lane reductions for roadway striping – Saturday October 6 from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. US 183 Northbound mainlanes will be reduced by one lane from Hergotz Lane to Bolm Road . One lane of traffic will be maintained at all times during the striping operation in preparation to implement new traffic patterns.

Long Term

• Beginning as early as Friday, September 14, 2018, at 8 pm, the US 183 underpass at Bolm Road will close permanently to eastbound and westbound cross street traffic. – For eastbound movement, all traffic will detour to the southbound to northbound U-turn at Levander Loop. For westbound movement, all traffic will detour via a new temporary northbound to southbound U-turn located north of Bolm Road.

• 2/8/18 to 4/5/19 – Road closure for excavation – The Loyola Lane crossing at US 183 is closed through early 2019.

• 4/16/18 to 4/1/19 – Road closure Smith Road and Thurgood Avenue for roadway base installation – Continuously from Monday (4/16/2018) at 9 am to Monday (4/1/2019) at 5 pm, Smith Road, west of US 183, and Thurgood Avenue will be closed at the US 183 southbound mainlanes. Follow signed detours.

• 6/15/18 to 4/1/19 – Road closure on Montopolis Drive for roadway base installation – Montopolis Drive is closed at US 183 through early 2019. Follow signed detour.

• 6/15/18 to 4/1/19 – Road closure – Eastgate for roadway base installation – Continuously between Thursday, June 1, 2018 at 6 am until Monday, April 1, 2019 at 6 am, Eastgate will be closed at the US 183 southbound mainlanes. Follow signed detour.

• 7/30/18 to 12/31/18 – Road closure on Tracor Lane and Marcel Gres for utility work – Continuously through late December 2018, at 6 am, Tracor Lane and Marcel Gres will be closed at US 183.

• 7/30/18 to 12/31/18 – Lane closure on 51st Street on the west side of US 183 for roadway base installation – Continuously through December 2018, 51st Street on the west side of US 183 will be reduced to one lane in both directions between US 183 and Hutchinson Drive.

• 7/30/18 to 12/31/18 – Road closures of Central Avenue and Bluestein Drive for utility work – Central Avenue and Bluestein Drive are temporarily closed at their intersections with northbound US 183 for utility work and will remain closed through 2018. Traffic is being detoured via Techni Center Drive and Semi-Conductor Drive.

• 8/26/18 to 8/12/19 – Ramp closure for SH 71 westbound exit ramp to US 183 southbound for bridge construction – Beginning as early as Sunday, August 26, at 6 pm and lasting approximately 10-12 months, the SH 71 westbound exit ramp to US 183 southbound will be closed. Detour by exiting for the U-turn at E. Riverside Drive and heading eastbound on SH 71 to the US 183 southbound exit.

• 9/4/18 to 8/31/19 – Road closure of 183 southbound to US 183 northbound U-Turn for bridge construction – Continuously through August 2019, the US 183 southbound to US 183 northbound U-Turn will be closed at Levander Loop. Follow the signed detour.

• 9/16/18 to 11/19/18 – Lane closure for Bluestein Drive west of US 183 for roadway base installation – Continuously between Sunday, September 16, at 10 pm until Monday, November 19, at 6 am, Bluestein Drive west of US 183 will be closed at US 183. All traffic will detour via Technicenter Drive with Hudson Street as an alternate route.

• 11/5/18 to 3/31/20 – ROAD PERMANENTLY CLOSED – The US 183 underpass at Bolm Road will CLOSE PERMANENTLY to eastbound and westbound cross traffic and the traffic signal will be removed. Bolm Road eastbound traffic will detour via the south to north U-turn at Levander Loop to access US 183 northbound. Bolm Road westbound traffic will detour via a new temporary north to south U-turn located just north of Bolm Road to access US 183 Southbound.

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