Boat on Houston freeway blocks multiple Eastex Freeway southbound lanes at Hopper
HOUSTON - Several lanes of a Houston freeway were blocked on Thursday morning as a boat was removed from the roadway.
The incident was reported around 5:46 a.m. in the southbound lanes of the I-69 Eastex Freeway at Hopper Road. The scene was cleared around 7 a.m.
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A boat on the Eastex Freeway in Houston near Hopper.
According to Houston Transtar, at least three lanes and a shoulder were blocked. Two lanes were getting around the scene.
SkyFOX aerials showed a crew loading the boat onto a trailer attached to a tow truck. Lanes of traffic reopened as the boat was pulled away.