New road construction is about to really slow drivers using the Southwest Freeway at the Brazos River in Sugar Land.
The river flows about 90 miles through Fort Bend County, and like every river, the water finds its own path. That path is now threatening the highway bridge that crosses over, and the Texas Department of Transportation has determined a repair is urgent.
To help combat that, and protect traffic along the Southwest Freeway, the bridge foundation will be moved about 1,000 feet to the north for the new spans. Ultimately, bridges for north and southbound lanes, and their corresponding feeder roads, will be replaced.Once work begins, the most immediate effect for drivers, besides a new collection of traffic barrels, will be the closure of the entrance and exit ramps at University Boulevard.
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