Road Rage Alert: Northbound I-35E to Be Closed Tomorrow at 9 p.m. for Repairs

Uh-oh.According to this state-run transportation site, all northbound traffic on I-35E between 9 p.m. on Thursday and 6 a.m. on Friday will be diverted off the highway, as construction workers will be working through the night to make repairs to the Corinth St. bridge. So what's this mean? Well, if...

By Pete Freedman

March 11, 2009

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Uh-oh.

According to this state-run transportation site, all northbound traffic on I-35E between 9 p.m. on Thursday and 6 a.m. on Friday will be diverted off the highway, as construction workers will be working through the night to make repairs to the Corinth St. bridge.

So what's this mean? Well, if you're heading to the first night of NX35 in Denton tomorrow, you better get your ass there by 9 p.m. before the shit starts hitting the fan. Or, in other words, do as the NX35 web site suggests:

We highly encourage visitors to NX35 to avoid these delays by arriving in Denton earlier--all NX35 evening programming starts at 8:00PM and 8:30PM.

A bad early break for what looks to be a promising four days up in Denton...

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