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East Freeway clear after big rig carrying rolls of cable wedged under train trestle

The incident happened at 8 p.m. but latest through the Wednesday morning commute.

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HOUSTON — A big rig wedged under a train trestle casued a major traffic headache on the I-10 East Freeway heading inbound Wednesday morning.

The big rig was carrying large rolls of cable which was too tall to pass underneath the bridge.

According to Houston Transtar, this happened at 8 p.m. Tuesday heading inbound near Wayside. Multiple lanes were affected as crews work to clear the crash scene.

Traffic was backed up past the 610 Loop until the scene was cleared just after 10:30 a.m.

Three Lanes of I-10 heading into downtown, from the east side are closed, causing big backups.
Officials say an 18-wheeler hauling huge rolls of cable, got *wedged under this train trestle that crosses the freeway, between Wayside and McCarty. @KHOU pic.twitter.com/1YmXp6eoSe
— Ugochi Iloka KHOU (@UgochiKHOU) May 18, 2022

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