{"id":564,"date":"2026-05-08T19:01:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T19:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=564"},"modified":"2026-05-08T19:01:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T19:01:26","slug":"houston-traffic-us-59-sh-288-closures-due-to-alabama-street-bridge-demolition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=564","title":{"rendered":"Houston traffic: US-59, SH-288 closures due to Alabama Street bridge demolition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div> <!-- --> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>HOUSTON<\/strong> &#8211; <\/span>Major traffic changes are coming to the Midtown area this weekend as crews plan to demolish the second portion of the Alabama Street bridge.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=562\">Person found dead in Alief area<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Weekend road closures<\/h2>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>What we know:<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>The work is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. on Friday and continue through 5 a.m. on Monday, May 11.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>During the demolition, the US-59 Southwest Freeway southbound lanes and Highway 288 southbound exit ramp to US-59 southbound will be closed.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>After the work is finished, Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) officials say Alabama Street will remain closed between Chenevert and St. Emanuel Street until February 2027, as crews build the new bridge over the US-59 mainlanes.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=560\">Disney cruise workers busted in child porn sting, hauled off ships for deportation<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>The detour map can be seen below.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><!-- --> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Dig deeper:<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>To see more about the closures and see detours, click here.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<h2>World Cup preparation pauses construction<\/h2>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>TxDOT will be briefly pausing construction from June 1 to Aug. 1 in the East Downtown area for World Cup events.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>There are crews currently preparing East Downtown for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Fan Fest.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>The area bounded by Walker Street to the north, Polk Street to the south, Hutchins Street to the west, and Emancipation Avenue to the east will be blocked off.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=557\">Harris County prosecutors seek gag order in Lee Gilley capital murder case<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Major traffic shifts are coming to the Midtown area this weekend as crews plan to demolish the second portion of the Alabama Street bridge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":563,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,5,74],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-houston","category-top-stories","category-traffic"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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