HOUSTON – The southbound lanes on the Southwest Freeway at Bissonnet are back open after being closed for several hours due to an overturned fuel truck.
The clean-up efforts could take several hours, but lanes reopened before the afternoon commute.
Crews are making progress in the cleanup efforts along SW Freeway. @KPRC2 pic.twitter.com/3Rj94TqW3d
— Brittany Jeffers (@KPRC2BrittanyJ) June 23, 2022
The rollover was prompted by a crash involving one other vehicle. Houston police sent a Hazmat unit for precautionary measures.
The crash caused a sign on the bridge to be knocked over and damaged.