Massive pothole causes nearly 15 flat tires on east Harris County freeway

CHANNELVIEW, Texas – Drivers in east Harris County did not have a great start to their Monday morning after a massive pothole caused about 15 cars to get a flat tire.

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It’s unclear how the pothole came to be, but TxDOT says it happened along the I-10 East Freeway heading westbound toward Monmouth in Channelview.

That’s where about 10-15 cars in the westbound/inbound lane suffered flat tires.

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As of late Monday afternoon, TxDOT said they completed repairs on the issue and shared a photo of the repairs.