Overturned 18-wheeler blocks East Freeway for hours

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- All lanes of I-10 East Freeway inbound at the East Beltway are back open after an overturned 18-wheeler forced an hours-long closure during the Monday morning commute.

The incident had lanes blocked since at least 4 a.m.

But that wasn't the only issue that slowed down drivers.

An overturned 18-wheeler on I-10 the East Freeway inbound at the East Beltway has had all lanes blocked since just after 4 a.m.

A crash on I-45 Gulf Freeway northbound at Broadway caused major backups even after it cleared.

Stay safe on the roads, Houston.

You'll want to avoid this if you can.

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