Traffic nightmare starting this weekend as the 610 West Loop closes in both directions

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HOUSTON — Here’s a big traffic alert for drivers in the Galleria/Gulfton area starting this weekend — there are plans in place to close the 610 West Loop both northbound and southbound.

The closure starts at 9 p.m. on Fridays for the entire weekend until 5 a.m. Monday. The first closure is slated for Friday, Jan. 31, but it will happen again for the “next several weekends,”…