Harbor Bridge Project Temporary Closure to Affect the Northwest Loop Ramp

Harbor Bridge Project

CORPUS CHRISTI (News Release) – On Tuesday, August 29, from 9 pm until 6 am, Wednesday, August 30, the Northwest Loop Ramp from Martin Luther King Drive to southbound SH 286 will be closed. The temporary closure is necessary for placing overhead girders at the South Interchange.  

Motorists heading southbound on US 181 to southbound SH 286 will be detoured to take the Port Ave/Nueces Bay Blvd exit, make a U-turn at Nueces Bay Blvd, and continue southbound on IH 37 to the direct connector ramp for southbound SH 286. 

Motorists leaving the Bayfront area to southbound SH 286 will continue northbound on IH 37, take the Port Ave/Nueces Bay Blvd exit, make a U-turn at Nueces Bay Blvd, and continue southbound on IH 37 to the direct connector ramp for southbound SH 286. 

Portable message signs will be in place to alert motorists of the closure and to assist with navigating the alternate route.

Motorists are urged to be aware of the temporary closure, consider using alternate routes, follow all traffic control devices, and to slow down in the work zones. All work is weather permitting.