South Loop lanes reopen after construction delay

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- All eastbound lanes of the South Loop are now open at Woodridge after construction delays created nightmare traffic for drivers on the south side.

Construction delays on huge South Loop project

The road was closed for construction work over the weekend, and was scheduled to reopen at 5 a.m. Problems with construction equipment delayed the lanes being opened to traffic.

TxDOT tweeted earlier Monday morning that it had expected the lanes to remained closed through 9 a.m. However, they posted again shortly after 9 a.m. saying that they expect the lanes to be closed through at least noon. By 12:30 p.m., there was no immediate time given for when the lanes would reopen.

Major backups occurred in the area on Monday.

Construction work hits snag leaving South Loop closed

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