Houston traffic: Crashes shut down US-59, I-45 Friday morning
HOUSTON - Separate crashes shut down inbound traffic on two major Houston highways for hours Friday morning.
The crashes have both since been cleared.
US-59 Eastex Freeway at Crosstimbers Street
All southbound mainlanes of the US-59 Eastex Freeway were shut down at Crosstimbers.
According to Houston TranStar, two vehicles were involved in the crash that occurred shortly after 3 a.m.
Vehicles were being redirected to the feeder road.
I-45 North Freeway before Greens Road
All southbound mainlines of the I-45 North Freeway were shutdown before Greens Road.
According to Houston TranStar, the crash occurred around 3:48 a.m., and involved a heavy truck.
The incident reportedly involved a HAZMAT spill.
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