Houston road closures today: Traffic, icy driving conditions amid freeze

Icy roads are being reported around the Houston area and Southeast Texas due to freezing temperatures and precipitation. 

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Bridges and elevated roadways are the first to freeze.

Several crashes have been reported already. Officials are advising drivers to use extreme caution.

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Houston Transtar icy roads

Houston Transtar reports the following icy road locations around the Houston area:

On Tuesday morning, Houston police asked people to stay off the roadway. They said there had been 580 crashes since midnight, and more than 100 were due to the ice.

US-59 shut down in Sugar Land

The mainlines of US-59 in Sugar Land were closed on Monday night due to icy conditions. The northbound lanes reopened around 10 a.m. Tuesday, and southbound lanes reopened about an hour later.

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