All lanes of I-45 SB at West Road reopen after shutdown due to overturned heavy truck

Wednesday, July 1, 2026
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- All southbound lanes of IH-45 North Freeway at West Road have reopened after prompting a mainlane closure for several hours on Wednesday afternoon.



According to Houston TranStar's website, the incident was verified at 1:39 p.m. Six hours later, the main lanes re-opened.

SkyEye13 was overhead at the scene, capturing images of the overturned truck carrying what appeared to be scrap metal and trash.



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