13 Alert Traffic: 2 major crashes cause traffic mess on Houston freeways for Friday morning commute

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Traffic was slow-moving for drivers across the Houston area on Friday morning due to two major crashes.

On the I-69 Eastex Freeway before Crosstimbers, all southbound lanes were closed for nearly five hours following a deadly crash.

The crash happened around 3:18 a.m., according to Houston Transtar. The freeway didn't fully reopen until 8:08 a.m.

All southbound lanes on the I-45 North Freeway at Greens Road were also blocked due to another, unrelated crash.

Houston Transtar first reported that crash around 3:48 a.m.

At one point drive time into Houston from the Humble area was at 88 minutes. As of 9:30 a.m., three right lanes were getting by.

Drivers can take the Hardy Toll Road as an alternate route, though traffic was also slow on that route due to the influx of drivers.

It's unclear what led up to both crashes. Investigations are ongoing.

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