Drivers heading east into Fort Worth from Weatherford, Aledo and the rest of western Tarrant County face a full weekend closure of Interstate 30 starting tonight. The eastbound main lanes of I-30 close between the Interstate 20 interchange and the Chapel Creek Boulevard area at 7 p.m. on Friday, November 13, and do not reopen until 6 a.m. on Monday, November 16, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) says.

Source: FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth

FOX 4, the Dallas-Fort Worth television station, reported the closure on November 11, and TxDOT lists the closure, the signed detour and the ramp changes on its project roadwork page. The closure is weather permitting, officials said, so rain or other bad weather could still shift the schedule.

Exactly what closes, and when

TxDOT describes the closed section as running from the I-20 interchange to Linkcrest Drive, while FOX 4 reports the same stretch as I-20 to Chapel Creek Boulevard. It is a continuous closure — the eastbound main lanes stay shut day and night from Friday evening through Monday morning, not just overnight. TxDOT lists the work as pavement operations and warns drivers to expect delays and seek alternate routes.

The detour: I-20 east, then Loop 820 north

TxDOT's posted detour sends eastbound drivers onto eastbound I-20, then north on the Interstate 820 West Loop to rejoin eastbound I-30. Officials will direct drivers through the signed detour, but FOX 4 reports officials are advising motorists to use alternate routes entirely if they can, and to remain alert for changing traffic patterns as construction progresses in the area.

Two ramp changes matter for local drivers. The eastbound exit to Walsh Ranch Parkway is closed during the work — TxDOT says to use the exit for FM 1187 and FM 3325, then continue on the frontage road. The eastbound entrance from Walsh Ranch Parkway is also closed, and drivers should use the next entrance at Chapel Creek Boulevard. The eastbound I-30 frontage road itself stays open, TxDOT says, so local access along the corridor remains possible.

A second closure follows next weekend

Westbound I-30 will close from Chapel Creek Boulevard to the I-20 interchange from 7 p.m. on Friday, November 20, through 6 a.m. on Monday, November 23, TxDOT's roadwork page says, and TxDOT warns of significant delays for that weekend. The westbound detour runs from the exit at Spur 580 and Linkcrest Drive along the westbound frontage road, through Linkcrest Drive and Walsh Ranch Parkway, and back onto the highway from the westbound I-20 entrance ramp west of Walsh Ranch Parkway. That second closure falls on the weekend before Thanksgiving, when traffic heading west out of Fort Worth is usually heavier.

Why this corridor matters

The I-20/I-30 split on Fort Worth's west side carries commuters from Parker County, long-haul trucks crossing Texas, and airport traffic bound for Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and Dallas Love Field. Drivers coming from Parker County to either airport usually use eastbound I-30 through Fort Worth, and this weekend they will need extra time for the I-20 and Loop 820 detour before they reach the airport routes. Visitors heading to downtown Fort Worth, the Cultural District or the Stockyards from the west should also expect slower traffic where the detour merges back onto I-30 near Loop 820. The Dallas-Fort Worth area is home to a large Punjabi community, including many trucking families whose weekend runs and family trips use this exact corridor.

What happens next

The eastbound lanes are scheduled to reopen at 6 a.m. on Monday, November 16, in time for the Monday commute, weather permitting. Drivers can check live conditions on DriveTexas, TxDOT's road conditions map, before leaving and again on Sunday evening before heading back, and can find project information, current road closures and email alerts through the project's Keep 20-30 Moving page, FOX 4 reported. If the weather turns, TxDOT could adjust the schedule.