Overview
- TxDOT and City of Houston crews traced the problem to a ruptured city water line, which the city says was repaired around 2 a.m. Thursday, allowing roadway restoration to begin.
- All eastbound lanes remain shut between John Ralston and Normandy Road, and the inside westbound lane and shoulder are restricted as repair work continues.
- TxDOT reports crews are placing asphalt and smoothing the surface after rebuilding the washed-out section in layers with rock and flowable fill.
- Engineers found a roughly 24-by-30-foot underground void up to 14 feet deep beneath the lanes, far larger than the initial 12-by-15-foot opening in the shoulder.
- Officials caution the reopening timeline is uncertain despite progress, noting earlier warnings of closures lasting several days and urging drivers to use US 90, US 90A/Business 90 (McCarty), or SH 225 and to drive carefully near work zones.