CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — TxDOT said that two southbound lanes on I-37 are now open after construction delays caused traffic to standstill early Wednesday.
The lanes reopened around 10:30 a.m., per the Department of Transportation.
The department's public information officer, Rickey Dailey said that the contractor who was installing beams on the southbound portion of the Nueces River Bridge ran into unexpected complications, which caused traffic to move slowly the next morning.
The lanes were supposed to reopen at 6 a.m.
The story below was originally published Tuesday night.
One southbound lane will remain open overnight Tuesday into Wednesday morning.
The center and right lanes of southbound I-37 from the US 77 overpass to the Labonte Park exit will close overnight Tuesday into early Wednesday as TxDOT contractors set beams on the southbound portion of the Nueces River Bridge.
One southbound lane will remain open during this time.
The closure will be from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Drivers should expect delays and are advised to slow down in the work zone.
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