Scared me there... "closed?" turns off FM2499

A Road reader posted this comment a few days ago and had me scared...

It looks to me like the closures are permanent. Which means to get into Chili's from NB 2499 will require turning left onto WB 3040, then turning left again at the car wash and winding back through the shopping center. And to get to Tom Thumb from SB 2499 will require a turn onto EB 3040 then left again into the TT parking lot. Kind of a pain, though we may get an extended left turn lane onto 3040 out of it which would be good.

So I called the Town and found out that the reader's fears were only half true. You'll still be able to turn left into Chili's from northbound FM2499, and you'll still be able to turn left into Anamia's from southbound FM2499. But you won't be able to turn left onto FM2499 coming out of either parking lot. The Town and TxDOT will be installing so-called an "S-curb" to prohibit drivers from cutting across FM2499 or turning left onto FM2499. This will be similar to the long-standing "S-curb" that separated the Tom Thumb shopping center from the Albertson's shopping center on FM2499 north of FM3040, which is also under construction, but will be restored soon.

Also, the Town hopes to have all the construction south of FM3040 complete by March, but there's a chance TxDOT may not allow the new lanes to be opened until work is complete on the next phase of FM2499 expansion, north of FM3040.