Emerald Parkway closes under Highway 6 this weekend while crews cut away bridge deck

Drivers who cross under Highway 6 on Emerald Parkway will need another route this weekend.

The road will be closed beneath the highway from 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, until 6:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 12, weather permitting, The Eagle reported Tuesday, citing the city. During the closure, crews working on the Big 6 project will take out sections of the existing bridge deck so the structure can be widened later.

The detour

Traffic will be sent onto the Highway 6 frontage roads. According to the city, westbound drivers should stay on the frontage road and turn around at the Southwest Parkway U-turn. Eastbound drivers coming from Harvey Mitchell Parkway should use the U-turn at Rock Prairie.

The city asked drivers to expect delays, follow the posted detour signs and slow down through the work zone.

About Big 6

Big 6 is the Texas Department of Transportation's rebuild of State Highway 6 along 11.5 miles, from State Highway 21 in Bryan to William D. Fitch Parkway in College Station.

TxDOT's project overview says the work will add a third main lane in each direction and bring reworked interchanges, intersections with more turn lanes, new U-turn bridges, collector-distributor lanes at several cross streets and shared-use paths for cyclists and pedestrians.

Fluor Heavy Civil was awarded the $671 million contract in March 2025, and construction started Dec. 1, 2025, according to TxDOT.

Weekend closures like this one are scheduled around the weather, so the dates can shift if rain moves in.

Sources

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TxDOT

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