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East Freeway ramp to Eastex Freeway reopens after big rig crash in downtown Houston

The ramp reopened during the lunch hour after being closed all morning.
Credit: Houston Transtar
An overturned 18-wheeler with a lost load is blocking outbound traffic on the I-10 East Freeway heading to the I-69 Eastex Freeway in downtown Houston, according to Houston Transtar.

HOUSTON — An overturned 18-wheeler with a lost load was blocking outbound traffic on the I-10 East Freeway heading to the I-69 Eastex Freeway for most of the morning in downtown Houston, according to Houston Transtar.

According to Houston Transtar, this happened at 5:21 a.m. on the eastbound ramp and left drivers stuck behind the crash for hours. It finally reopened another noon.

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