L Jane

I just got the notice from a Galveston business relating to the closure:

Traffic Notice!

I-45 / Gulf Freeway Closure at Bay Area Blvd.

Begins this Friday

If you are traveling between Galveston and Houston this weekend on I-45...

Please be aware of the following closures on I-45 that begin this Friday,

and plan for alternate routes if necessary.

The Texas Department of Transportation will begin the demolition and reconstruction of the new at-grade intersection at Bay Area Blvd. To complete the work, a total closure of the north and southbound main

lanes of I-45/Gulf Freeway at Bay Area Blvd. will take place the weekend of February 26.

Beginning at 9 p.m. Friday, February 26 through 5 a.m., Monday, February 29, the I-45 northbound

and southbound main lanes at Bay Area Blvd. will be closed.

Motorists traveling southbound will need to exit the main lanes at El Dorado and detour to

the frontage road through the Bay Area Blvd. intersection and re-enter the main lanes

before the NASA Pkwy intersection.

Motorists traveling northbound will need to exit the main lanes at Bay Area Blvd. and detour to the

frontage road through the Bay Area Blvd. intersection and re-enter the main lanes

after the Bay Area Blvd. intersection.

The Bay Area Blvd. overpass will also be closed and re-open June 2016.

For the complete Press Release on I-45 closures from the Bay Area Citizen: http://m.yourhoustonnews.com/bay_area/news/bay-area-blvd-overpass-at-i--to-close/article_74bd403b-4d4f-5f7b-8d74-b5c018f4de53.html?mode=jqm&_wcsid=8188C4F4CD926EB2046003F06ECEFDAF211C054F9C490200F334BA67DC7C8E92

Chairs would be nice in theory, but not in reality when the ship is moving. If you bring one out, do you plan to leave it, or expect someone to come and remove it?

Hi ruthless,

If they were on one of the front decks, I was supposing that at that point, which deck wasn't an issue. In theory.

In actuality, if I found out that there were none, I am debating bringing two of my umbrella style fold up chairs that I typically take to the beach. In which case, of course, I can bring them to and from my cabin myself. I've always liked going out on the front decks and so I'm really looking forward to this cabin, just checking the chair situation. I like to be prepared and since 2001 I've been getting great tips and info on cruise critic from all my fellow cruisers!

thanks for your input,

L Jane

We had a 4J on the Triumph and the wind varied from nasty to unbearable. There were some pool loungers on the deck , but hardly ever used because of the wind.

lablover61,

I'll be in a 4J on the Triumph on Deck 6 and I was hoping there were chairs on the deck out there. You mentioned you had that cabin, but not sure which deck you were on. I suppose if there were some on one of the decks, I could bring one up/down the stairs?

Thanks,

L Jane