I-10 East Freeway to close this weekend to rebuild bridge

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HOUSTON — Enough is enough. After the Waco Street bridge over Interstate 10 was hit at least 16 times in a two-year period, the bridge will be torn down and rebuilt higher off the ground.

It’s an improvement, but it will require some traffic headaches in the form of major road/freeway closures just east of downtown Houston.

The Texas Department of Transportation says its crews will begin the major…