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Prepare for closures on 610 Loop and Southwest Freeway this weekend

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Expect lane closures this weekend.

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Along with a potential downpour, Houston drivers heading to the Loop will have to contend with lane closures along 610, the Texas Department of Transportation announced.

As usual, police officers will be on hand to assist. Motorists should expect delays and are encouraged to seek alternate routes. Full closure information can be found at www.houstontranstar.org and at www.hou610at69.com. Locals can also follow construction updates on Twitter @HOU610at69.

Here is a breakdown of the lane closures:

IH-610 West Loop southbound main lanes between IH 69 - Southwest to Bissonnet Street
Three alternate lances will be closed from 9 pm Friday, April 30 to 5 am Monday, May 3.

IH-69 Southwest northbound and southbound connectors to IH-610 West Loop southbound
Total closure (continuously) from 9 pm Friday April 30 to 5 am Monday, May 3. Drivers should take the connector to IH-610 northbound main lanes. Take Westheimer exit ramp onto IH 610 Northbound Frontage Road, then U-turn at Westheimer Road onto IH-610 southbound Frontage Road. Take the entrance ramp onto IH-610 southbound main lanes.

IH-610 West Loop southbound exit ramp to Fournace Place
Total closure continuously from 9 pm Friday, April 30 to 5 am Monday, May 3. Drivers should take the Beechnut exit ramp onto IH-610 southbound Frontage Road, then U-turn at Beechnut Street onto IH 610 northbound Frontage Road. Continue on the IH-610 northbound Frontage Road to Fournace Place.

IH-610 West Loop southbound exit ramp to Bellaire Boulevard
Total closure continuously from 9 pm Friday, April 30 to 5 pm Monday, May 3. Drivers should take Beechnut exit ramp onto IH-610 southbound Frontage Road, then U-turn at Beechnut onto IH-610 northbound Frontage Road. Continue on IH-610 northbound Frontage Road to Fournace Place.

IH-69 Southwest northbound entrance ramp from Chimney Rock Road
Total closure continuously from 9 pm Friday, April 30 to 5 am Monday, May 3. Suggested alternate detour: Drivers should head east on Westpark Drive, then turn left (north) onto IH-610 northbound Frontage Road. Stay right onto IH-69 northbound main lanes, then take next entrance ramp onto IH-69 northbound main lanes.

Motorists should then take Fountain View entrance ramp onto IH-69 northbound main lanes.

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Pop icon Beyoncé donates $100,000 to University of Houston Law School

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Pop megastar Beyoncé Knowles-Carter has donated $100,000 to the University of Houston Law Center Criminal Justice Clinic through her BeyGOOD Foundation. The gift will allow the clinic to hire fill-time faculty to head it, benefiting the students who study there.

“I am delighted that the BeyGOOD Foundation has made this very generous gift to the UH Law Center,” said Leonard Baynes, dean of the UH Law Center. “Not only will this funding help establish a full-time criminal justice clinic that provides pro bono legal services in our community, but it will also supercharge our already excellent criminal law and justice programming.”

The clinic is one of nine at UHLC. It helps students learn to navigate the criminal justice system, especially on behalf of clients that are underserved by skilled attorneys. People of color are affected disproportionately by a lack of good, ethical representation.

Beyoncé, the most decorated artist in Grammy history and easily the biggest musical star native to Houston, has a long history of advocating for criminal justice reform. She was a staunch supporter of the police reform following the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, asking law enforcement to “stop killing us” in a web post. In 2020, she penned an open letter to the Kentucky attorney general asking for justice in the death of Breonna Taylor.

Through her BeyGOOD Foundation, established in 2013, Beyoncé has focused mostly on expanding the prospects of Black-owned business and offering education opportunities to students. Forwarding the cause of legal representation in Texas while also helping out marginalized communities compliments her other philanthropic work.

“At UH Law, we envision a legal profession where ‘everyone has the opportunity to prosper,’ as BeyGOOD envisions, and we will achieve this vision by providing access to strong and effective legal representation in criminal proceedings,” Baynes said. “And together, through this gift, the BeyGOOD Foundation and UHLC will shepherd the next generation of criminal justice attorneys in the city of Houston, the state of Texas and the nation.”

be prepared to stop

Prepare for closures on 610 Loop and Southwest Freeway this weekend

Thanks, Queen Bey

Pop icon Beyoncé donates $100,000 to University of Houston Law School

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