Lanes reopen on I-45 southbound at Crosstimbers after hazmat spill

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Friday, January 7, 2022
Hazmat spill blocks lanes of inbound North Fwy heading into downtown
This is not ideal for anyone heading into downtown from points like The Woodlands, Spring and Bush Airport. The video shows you what SkyEye is seeing from above.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Crews have reopened the North Freeway at Crosstimbers after being closed for hours Friday afternoon by a hazmat spill.



Crews completed the clean up and all lanes reopened by 5:30 p.m., according to officials.



TxDOT tweeted out a photo of the incident that occurred at about 3:30 p.m. Houston police were at the scene and had advised drivers of delays.



SkyEye captured footage of the mess in the video above. It shows the backup went all the way to Shepherd.





No injuries were reported.



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