Want An Easier Commute This Week? Stay Away From These Top 183 South Closures And Detours

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

10/5/18 to 10/7/18: Lane closure from from Hergotz Lane to Bolm Road for roadway striping — Friday, October 5 from 8 p.m. to 10 a.m. and Saturday, October 6 from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., the US 183 northbound mainlanes will be reduced to one lane from Hergotz Lane to Bolm Road.

 10/7/18 to 10/12/18 – Various lane closures for 183 northbound and southbound general purpose lanes at MLK for intersection work — Sunday October 7 from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. ; Monday through Thursday, October 8-11 from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. and Friday October 12 from 8 p.m. to 10 a.m., there will be various lane closures of the US 183 northbound and southbound general purpose lanes at MLK. One lane of traffic will be maintained at all times.

• 10/8/18 to 10/12/18 – Ramp closure from US 290 to Manor/Springdale Road for sound wall construction Monday through Friday, October 8-12 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., the US 183 Southbound frontage road will be reduced by one lane from US 290 to Manor/Springdale Road.

10/8/18 to 10/11/18 – Lane closure from MLK to 51st Street for guardrail workMonday through Thursday, October 8-11 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., the US 183 Northbound and Southbound General Purpose Lanes will be reduced by one lane from MLK to 51st Street. In addition, the US 183 Northbound mainlanes will be reduced by one lane from 51st Street to Loyola Lane. Each closure will not be set simultaneously, only as work progresses.

10/11/18 to 10/12/18 – Road closures from US 183 southbound mainlane exit to MLK , and 51st Street eastbound for roadway base installation Thursday October 11 from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., the US 183 southbound mainlane exit to MLK , and 51st Street eastbound will be closed. Traffic will detour via 51st Street to Springdale Road to MLK back to US 183.

10/11/18 to 10/12/18 – Lane closures from US 183 northbound and southbound mainlanes will be reduced to one lane from TechniCenter Drive to Loyola Lane for roadway stripingThursday October 11 from 8 pm to 6 am, and Friday October 12 from 8 p.m. to 10 a.m., the US 183 northbound and southbound mainlanes will be reduced to one lane from TechniCenter Drive to Loyola Lane in preparation for the PERMANENT CLOSURE OF THE TECHNICENTER DRIVE CROSSING AT US 183 AND REMOVAL OF THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL.

 

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.

The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (CTRMA) is an independent government agency created in 2002 to improve the transportation system in Williamson and Travis counties.

According to their website, their mission is “to implement innovative, multi-modal transportation solutions that reduce congestion and create transportation choices that enhance quality of life and economic vitality.”
The Mobility Authority was created and operates under the Texas Transportation Code Chapter 370 and is authorized under state law to implement a wide range of transportation systems including roadways, airports, seaports and transit services.
The Mobility Authority is authorized to issue revenue bonds to fund projects and can utilize user fees and/or taxes to fund operations and repay bonds.


 

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