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Traffic clear on Katy Freeway after bridge strike near downtown

A truck hit the bridge on Houston Avenue, blocking some lanes and causing slow traffic in the eastbound lanes.

Credit: Houston Transtar

Emergency crews are on the Katy Freeway near I-45 to handle a bridge strike that's slowing down traffic.

HOUSTON — Emergency crews have cleared traffic on the Katy Freeway near I-45 to after a bridge strike early Thursday morning.

A heavy truck hit the Houston Avenue bridge at about 3:15 a.m. The incident closed off two of the inbound lanes.

The crash was reported to be clear shorty before 7:30 a.m.

TRAFFIC ALERT #Houston drivers Houston Ave at 1-10 East inbound Bridge hit with load machinery on ground @TxDOTHouston @houstonpolice @KHOU @StephKHOU @UgochiKHOU @FireChiefofHFD @JeffLindner1 pic.twitter.com/OHJrQGd69L
— Storm Chaser Houston (@PastorJaimeG) April 14, 2022

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