Traffic impacts
I-90 detour: June 26-29
Highway 218 north (14th Street NW) bridge demo near Riverland Community College: 8 p.m. Friday, June 26 to 6 a.m. Monday, June 29,
- Highway 218 north bridge detours and routes:
- I-90 through traffic in each direction will travel up and down the ramps to continue.
- I-90 westbound traffic wanting to reach 14th Street Northwest near Riverland Community College will use Exit 178A (4th Street Northwest/Mower County Road 45), turn left to go south on 4th St NW to 4th Ave NW, where they turn right (west) to 14th Street Northwest.
- I-90 eastbound traffic wanting to reach Highway 218 north will exit at 178A (4th Street Northwest/Mower County Road 45), turn left (north) on County Road 45, turn left (west) on Mower County Road 27 (18th Avenue Northwest) to Highway 218.
- Highway 218 southbound traffic wanting to reach I-90 westbound and eastbound will turn left (east) on Mower County Road 27 (18th Avenue Northwest) to 4th Street Northwest/Mower County Road 45 south (right turn) to I-90.
- Motorists wanting to reach 14th Street Northwest south of I-90 will travel east on Mower County Road 27 (18th Avenue Northwest) to 4th St NW to 4th Ave NW, where they turn right (west) to 14th Street Northwest.
- Motorists at 14th Street Northwest can reach the north side of I-90 by turning left (east) on 4th Ave NW to 4th St NW, turning left (north) to reach Highway 218 north.
- Motorists at 14th Street Northwest wanting to reach I-90 west can go south to Oakland Avenue west/Highway 105 to reach I-90.
14th Street NW / Highway 218 north bridge and road closed between I-90 and 18th Avenue NW: June 12 through fall
Beginning June 12, motorists wanting to use 14th Street Northwest / Highway 218 north bridge and road north of I-90 will be detoured for the bridge replacement and as the sanitary and storm sewer are replaced.
- Motorists who are southbound on Highway 218 in northwest Austin will need to turn east (left) at 18th Avenue Northwest and travel to 4th Street Northwest to turn south (right).
- Motorists who want to travel on I-90 can use the on-ramps at 4th Street in each direction.
- Motorists wanting to reach 14th Street NW on the south side of I-90 should continue south on 4th Street to 4th Avenue Northwest to go west (right) to reach 14th Street.
- Westbound I-90 motorists should use Exit 178A at 4th Street NW to reach 14th Street NW on the south side of I-90 by Riverland Community College.
- Eastbound I-90 motorists should continue to use 4th Street NW (Exit 178A) to reach the north side of I-90.
- Northbound motorists on 14th Street NW south of I-90 can reach the north side of I-90 and Highway 218 north by merging onto I-90 eastbound and exit at 4th Street NW (Exit 178A) to travel north on 4th Street.
- The westbound ramps at 14th Street NW will be closed. The eastbound ramps will remain open. During I-90 closures in June, all ramps will be open for detours up and down while I-90 is closed for single day or weekend bridge related work.
14th Street NW south bridge is scheduled to be demolished from 7 p.m., June 26 to 5 a.m., June 29. During demo, I-90 traffic will be detoured - directed up the off-ramp and down the on-ramp to continue on the highway.
Highway 218 south / 21st Street NE bridge closed
Demo of the Highway 218 south (21st Street NE) bridge has occured. Traffic is detoured during construction of the new bridge.
I-90 between 14th Street NW / Highway 218 north and Highway 218 south / 21st Street NE
- Traffic shifts occur and motorists travel in single lanes.
