Spilled nails stop afternoon traffic on Southwest Freeway

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Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Nail spill shuts down all lanes of US-59 at Williams Way
Nail spill shuts down all lanes of US-59 at Williams Way

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Several vehicles were stuck on the Southwest Freeway after a pallet of nails spilled in Fort Bend County.

The Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office says a pallet of nails fell off a truck on the Southwest Freeway at Williams Way.

All lanes on the highway were blocked for about two hours while TxDOT crews work to clean up the nails.

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