Overview
- A truck hit the Houston Avenue Bridge late Friday night and dislodged a container that blocked right-hand lanes, and TxDOT closed two eastbound main lanes while crews begin repairs.
- TxDOT warned repair work will take most of the day and urged drivers to use alternate routes while equipment and materials are staged.
- Official records show the bridge has been struck more than 70 times in the past year, with eight collisions serious enough to prompt police investigations.
- The bridge has a 14-foot-3-inch clearance, which officials say is the central cause of the repeated strikes and lane-blocking incidents.
- TxDOT is carrying out an I-10 elevation project that will reposition the Houston Avenue Bridge below the main lanes to eliminate future strike risk, but drivers should expect ongoing closures and delays until the work is finished.