AUSTIN, Texas - Multiple lanes of southbound I-35 will be closed this weekend as part of the massive rebuild project by the Texas Department of Transportation.

What we know:

Starting Friday evening, the southbound main lanes of I-35 will be closed.

This construction shutdown, located between Hwy 71/Ben White and Stassney Lane, will be done during the overnight hours.

The work, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, starts at 11 p.m. The southbound lanes will reopen on Saturday morning by 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. Sunday morning.

A closer look at the TxDOT notification shows both southbound ramps off of Hwy 71 will also be closed. To go south, those traveling from the airport get a longer detour: a loop that involves taking the northbound frontage road and a U-turn at Oltorf.

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