18-wheeler hits overpass bridge on Houston Avenue (Copyright 2024 by Harris County Sheriff's Office - All rights reserved.)
HOUSTON – Drivers headed toward downtown Houston may need to find another route after an 18-wheeler hit an overpass bridge in the Heights.
Details are limited, as it’s an active scene, but Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez posted on X the big truck hit the Houston Avenue overpass bridge on the east Katy Freeway at Taylor.
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Traffic Alert: 18 wheeler has struck the Houston Avenue overpass bridge located @ I-10 Katy freeway at Taylor, east bound. One right outside lane & shoulder closed. No vehicles struck & @houstonpolice & @HCSOTexas on-scene. Traffic moving at slow rate. Find alternate routes. pic.twitter.com/RWuhoLfdFu
The Houston Police Department and HCSO are at the scene investigating. Officials with Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) were also at the crash site, where they said several right mainlanes would be closed off for several hours while hazmat crews cleaned up the wreckage.
Update: I-10 Katy eastbound at Houston Ave multiple right mainlanes remain blocked. TxDOT bridge team is onsite and focus will be on hazmat incident clean up. Expect lanes to be closed for multiple hours. pic.twitter.com/utZr1YN5FT
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