Ramp closures on southbound US 281 and westbound Interstate 2 were announced for Friday morning as part of the funeral procession of an Edinburg police investigator who died following a cancer battle.

Investigator John Olivarez, 49, was diagnosed with large B-cell Lymphoma that spread to his brain. He served with the Edinburg Police Department for 23 years. He died on August 11.

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According to the Texas Department of Transportation, drivers traveling on southbound U.S. 281 and westbound on I-2 will encounter a rolling ramp closure on Friday.

The route for the funeral procession begins at University Drive and U.S. 281 in Edinburg and ends at Conway Avenue and I-2 in Mission, between 9:45 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.,

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