Sugar Land's U.S. 59 traffic mess just got a lot more complicated
* TxDOT has officially begun Phase III construction along U.S. 59/I-69 over the Brazos River, bringing a new round of detours, frontage road closures and heavier congestion to one of Fort Bend County’s most heavily traveled corridors. * The City of Sugar Land said the new phase includes work on the northbound main lanes and northbound frontage road. * The biggest immediate change for local drivers is the closure of the northbound U.S. 59 feeder road between Riverbrook Drive and Festival Boulevard, near the water tower. * City officials say drivers should expect heavier traffic on the northbound main lanes and frontage road, especially near the intersection of U.S. 59 and State Highway 99, while Greatwood drivers who normally use Riverbrook to reach northbound 59 follow posted detours.