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North Freeway back open after big rig crash near downtown Houston

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An 18-wheeler crash including a lost load has the I-45 North Freeway shut down heading north near the I-10 Katy Freeway Friday morning, according to the Houston Police Department.

HOUSTON — An 18-wheeler crash including a lost load had the I-45 North Freeway shut down heading north near the I-10 Katy Freeway Friday morning, according to the Houston Police Department.

According to Houston Transtar, this happened just before 3 a.m. but eventually cleared just before 6 a.m.

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