A significant collision brought eastbound traffic to a crawl on US-290 Northwest at Tidwell Road early Sunday morning. The crash was reported at 7:21 AM on April 05, 2026, creating a backlog that rippled across multiple corridors in northwest Harris County during the typical weekend travel window.
Drivers heading into the greater Houston area on US-290 should expect substantial delays and consider using alternate routes. The feeder roads along this stretch—particularly continuing on surface streets through Jersey Village or diverting north to US-290 frontage roads—offer ways around the congestion. Northbound drivers might find relief by taking Hockley or heading toward the Hockley-Huffsmith area to bypass the affected corridor entirely.
This stretch of US-290 at Tidwell has emerged as a persistent trouble spot. Our exclusive traffic database shows 30 major incidents in the past 30 days alone at this location, including three fatalities over the past year. The combination of heavy weekend traffic volumes and the transition zone where multiple surface streets feed into the highway corridor makes it particularly vulnerable to serious collisions.
The eastbound lanes remain the primary area of impact from this morning's crash. Harris County emergency responders have been working the scene. Given the severity classification and the early morning timing, backup extended well past Tidwell toward the Jersey Village area, affecting drivers attempting to access I-45 or continue deeper into Houston. Sunday commuters and early-morning travelers should allow extra time for their journeys and monitor real-time traffic updates via TranStar before heading out.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 1, 2026.
Crash counts at this location reached 47 in the 30 days before this incident.
The location has seen 257 additional incidents since this crash. 174 of those incidents were major.
The location has seen fewer crashes per week since this incident.
Three of those crashes fell within a single week.
Those numbers rank the location among the most incident-heavy stretches nearby.
Counts reflect data through September 28, 2026.
US-290 Northwest Eastbound at Tidwell Rd
Harris County, Texas
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