A major crash closed northbound lanes on IH-45 at Greens Rd at 12:22 AM on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. The incident occurred during off-peak hours under overcast skies with temperatures at 78°F.
This location has emerged as a significant crash concentration point in Harris County. According to LTA data, IH-45 North at Greens Rd logged 17 incidents over the past 30 days, with 12 classified as major. Over the past 90 days, the corridor has recorded 69 total incidents, 46 of which were major crashes. The 12-month incident count mirrors the 90-day total, indicating a sustained pattern rather than a temporary spike.
The corridor's incident profile shows a dominant pattern centered on crashes—the most common incident type over the past 90 days. While 31% of incidents at this location occur during rush hour periods, the data shows a stronger concentration in off-peak hours. Wednesdays have been the highest-incident day at this location, with 15 incidents recorded over the past 90 days. The peak crash hour is 7 AM to 8 AM, when 7 incidents were logged in the 90-day window.
Northbound traffic was diverted to alternate routes. The Hardy Toll Road, SH-249 to the northwest, and local routes via Airline Drive provided bypass options for commuters and commercial traffic.
Harris County recorded 18,630 traffic incidents over the past 30 days, with 39 fatal crashes during the same period. LTA tracks 64,845 incidents across the 13-county Houston-Galveston region with updates every two minutes; TxDOT publishes crash data on an annual basis.
The incident's timing—off-peak hours on a Wednesday morning—aligns with the corridor's documented pattern of incidents outside traditional commute windows. The overcast conditions posed no apparent visibility impairment; weather was clear and unremarkable at the time of the crash.
Recovery and lane reopening times were not specified in the incident report. Motorists traveling northbound on IH-45 in the Greens Rd area were advised to monitor real-time traffic updates for current conditions.
The month leading up to this incident brought 15 crashes to this location.
In the 115 days that followed, 116 more crashes occurred at this location. 65 of those crashes reached major severity.
The rate of incidents has risen in the period since this crash.
A handful of the crashes happened within a single week.
Taken together, the counts place this stretch in the upper tier for crashes locally.
Current through August 21, 2026.
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