AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas Department of Transportation is temporarily closing the Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard bridge at I-35 for continued demolition.

Timeline:

Full closure of the MLK Jr. Boulevard bridge at I-35 will happen on Friday, August 8 between 10 p.m. to 10 a.m. and Saturday, August 9 from 9 p.m. to 10 a.m.

Traffic will be detoured in the following ways:

Northbound I-35 will be closed for several hours each night. Drivers will be detoured to the northbound I-35 frontage road.

Eastbound MLK traffic will detour to the southbound I-35 frontage road and U-turn at 15th Street.

Westbound MLK traffic will detour to the northbound I-35 frontage road and U-turn at Clyde Littlefield Drive/Manor Road.

What you can do:

Drivers are asked to remain alert for trucks and equipment

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