A major crash on West Sam Houston Tollway Northbound at West Road halted traffic at 6:43 AM on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. The incident occurred under overcast conditions with visibility unaffected by weather.
The location has recorded 59 incidents over the past 30 days, according to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data—a classification placing it among the region's most active crash corridors. Over a 90-day window, the same stretch has logged 101 total incidents, 73 of them major.
The Tuesday morning crash intersects with a documented pattern at this location. Tuesdays emerge as the highest-incident day across a 90-day analysis, with 23 recorded crashes on that day of the week. While the 6:43 AM timing falls outside the corridor's peak crash window—the 3 PM to 4 PM hour has generated 12 crashes over 90 days—rush hour incidents comprise 36 percent of all crashes at this location across 90 days of data.
Harris County recorded 18,437 total incidents in the past 30 days, including 40 fatal crashes, according to LTA tracking across the 13-county Houston-Galveston region. West Sam Houston Tollway Northbound at West Road represents a concentrated hot spot within the broader county pattern.
The major severity classification reflects the intensity of the incident, though specific lane closure details and vehicle count were not immediately available. Northbound traffic experienced significant disruption during the morning commute window.
LTA updates incident data every two minutes across the region. TxDOT publishes detailed crash analysis annually through CRIS, the state's official crash database.
The corridor's 59-incident 30-day count underscores the frequency with which collisions occur at this interchange. The northbound tollway at West Road has sustained this level of incident activity consistently across the past year, with 101 recorded incidents spanning the most recent 12-month period.
Drivers using West Sam Houston Tollway Northbound should reference real-time traffic sources for current conditions and any ongoing lane restrictions at this location.
West Sam Houston Tollway Northbound at West Rd
Harris County, Texas
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