Traffic Alert: MLK bridge over I-35 to close for demolition Friday, Saturday night
August 7, 2025 / /
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard bridge at Interstate 35 is expected to be closed over the weekend for continued demolition of the north side of the bridge, according to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).
The construction project is part of the continued effort to expand I-35 in Austin.
Closures begin Friday at 10 p.m. and continue through 10 a.m. Saturday morning. TxDOT said they resume at 9 p.m. Saturday and continue through 10 a.m. Sunday.
TxDOT said traffic detours would include:
- Northbound I-35 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
According to TxDOT, drivers should stay alert for trucks and equipment during the construction effort.
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