U.S. 59 closed at Grand Parkway this weekend

The portion of the Grand Parkway from U.S. 290 to Interstate 45, shown here near Texas 249 on Jan. 29, opened Feb. 8. The stretch to U.S. is expected to open in late March or early April. The portion of the Grand Parkway from U.S. 290 to Interstate 45, shown here near Texas 249 on Jan. 29, opened Feb. 8. The stretch to U.S. is expected to open in late March or early April. Photo: Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle Photo: Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle Image 1 of / 3 Caption Close U.S. 59 closed at Grand Parkway this weekend 1 / 3 Back to Gallery

The opening of nearly 25 miles of the Grand Parkway earlier this month was hardly the end of construction – or of construction-related closings for northern Harris and southern Montgomery counties.

U.S. 59 near the spot where the Grand Parkway will connect north of Kingwood will be closed starting Friday at 8 p.m. The lanes will not reopen until 6 a.m. Monday, according to a release from Zachry-Odebrecht Parkway Builders, the company building the tollway.

Crews need to close the freeway to stripe the lanes on U.S. 59 in preparation for opening the ramps to the Grand Parkway.

During the closing, northbound traffic on U.S. 59 will divert to the frontage road at the exit to FM 1314 in Porter. Southbound traffic will detour to the frontage road at FM 1485. Drivers can re-enter the freeway after the interchange with the Grand Parkway.

The stretch from Interstate 45 to U.S. 59 is the third and final portion of upcoming tollway work along the Grand Parkway. The lanes are expected to open in late March or early April, said Ibette Cavazos, spokeswoman for Zachry-Odbrecht on the project.