Downtown's West Dallas Bridge over I-45 will continue to cause traffic headaches into December That I-45 nightmare two weeks ago in downtown Houston isn't over yet

Cars creep north on I-45 North﻿ as floodwaters surround them near downtown at Quitman Street as White Oak Bayou came out of ﻿its banks Monday﻿. Cars creep north on I-45 North﻿ as floodwaters surround them near downtown at Quitman Street as White Oak Bayou came out of ﻿its banks Monday﻿. Photo: Karen Warren, Staff Photo: Karen Warren, Staff Image 1 of / 48 Caption Close Downtown's West Dallas Bridge over I-45 will continue to cause traffic headaches into December 1 / 48 Back to Gallery

This Christmas Houston drivers will get traffic headaches from the city.

Two weeks ago TxDOT closed down the West Dallas Bridge at I-45 for the weekend and it caused a traffic nightmare for drivers getting around the city. Well, that nightmare isn't yet over, folks.

That portion of I-45 south and northbound, between I-10 and US 59, will be closed again Friday, Nov. 18 at 9 p.m. through Monday, Nov. 21 at 5 a.m. and again Dec. 2 at 9 p.m. through Dec. 5 at 5 a.m. and Dec. 9 at 9 p.m. through Dec. 12 at 5 a.m.

These closures mean that many drivers will have additional drive time with the detours and traffic jams from the construction since this portion of I-45 is a key connector in accessing the surround highways in downtown including I-10, US 50 and of course I-45 north and south.

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A Reddit user recognized the severity of these closures and mapped out the detours a driver needs to know in order to get around Houston for these weekends. Some of their detour directions show a driver adding 25 extra minutes to their travel time because of the construction closures.

And as for the West Dallas Bridge, don't expect to use that again until late December or early January, according to TxDOT.

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