Portion of Hwy 59 to be shut down overnight

We have a traffic alert for you on the Eastex Freeway, so you may want to avoid the area starting Thursday night. All northbound lanes of Highway 59 will be shut down from Aldine Bender to Greens Road starting at 9pm tonight until 5am Friday morning.

You'll be diverted to the frontage roads. Officers will be directing traffic.