Eastex Freeway reopened after big rig wreck near Bush Airport

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The Eastex Freeway has reopened after a wreck at Will Clayton Parkway, near Bush Intercontinental Airport.

At around 12:30 p.m. Monday, a wreck prompted the closure of both southbound and northbound lanes. At the time, authorities were spraying water on a big rig on the scene.

By 1 p.m. the southbound lanes had reopened, while the northbound lanes had a few lanes opened for traffic to move around the big rig. SkyEye video shows the wreck happened along the northbound lanes, where tire debris was seen spread across the middle lanes.

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