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Traffic alert: Overturned big rig stalls traffic on I-10 East outbound at Eastex Freeway
Read full article: Traffic alert: Overturned big rig stalls traffic on I-10 East outbound at Eastex FreewayTraffic on the I-10 East Freeway heading outbound to I-69 Eastex downtown is backed up after a big rig overturned and lost its load.
Crash involving 18-wheeler, 5 vehicles blocks all lanes on Southwest Freeway northbound at West Loop
Read full article: Crash involving 18-wheeler, 5 vehicles blocks all lanes on Southwest Freeway northbound at West LoopA crash involving five vehicles and an 18-wheeler has blocked all lanes on the Southwest Freeway northbound at the 610 Loop, police said.
ROAD DEBRIS: Woman avoids serious injury but totals her car after hitting a tire on Loop 610
Read full article: ROAD DEBRIS: Woman avoids serious injury but totals her car after hitting a tire on Loop 610Road debris is a dangerous problem KPRC 2 Investigates has reported on in recent months and now yet another driver is facing trouble after what she encountered on Houstonโs 610 Loop.
Texasโ $7 billion plan to remake Houston highways once again targets homes, businesses in communities of color
Read full article: Texasโ $7 billion plan to remake Houston highways once again targets homes, businesses in communities of colorBut if you head to that Independence Heights neighborhood address today, you wonโt find his home. Independence Heights, the first municipality established by black Texans, was isolated from the rest of the city by Interstate 45 and the 610 Loop. Once again, that could impact communities of color, including historic black neighborhoods like Independence Heights and the Fifth Ward, as plans call for demolishing homes and businesses to accommodate more roadway space. The North Houston Highway Improvement Project is estimated to cost $7 billion and would add ramps, frontage roads and lanes for carpooling or transit, among other modifications. โThe process of repeating a highway expansion that goes through a community, takes away homes and displaces people is not new,โ Blair said.
1 hurt when car hits HFD medical vehicle in northwest Houston
Read full article: 1 hurt when car hits HFD medical vehicle in northwest HoustonHOUSTON โ One person was hurt when a Houston Fire Department medical vehicle and another vehicle collided in northwest Houston. The crash was reported just before 9 a.m. Thursday on the 610 Loop at Ella. Investigators said HFD Medic 62 was heading to headquarters when it was hit by a vehicle. One person in the other vehicle was taken to the hospital. The cause of the wreck is under investigation.