A major freeway corridor serving Spring Branch, Heights, Greenspoint, Garden Oaks, Montrose, Midtown, and Downtown experienced crash activity Friday under clear skies and 86-degree conditions with 6.2-mile visibility.
The corridor has recorded 42 crashes over the past 30 days, with Saturday historically the heaviest impact day (16 incidents). Peak crash hours cluster around 5 PM-6 PM (9 incidents), though Friday's incident occurred outside rush periods.
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Update (7:05 PM CT): The major crash at 4480 Southwest Fwy, first reported at 11:01 AM, has cleared after more than 8 hours. All lanes have reopened and normal traffic flow has resumed in the area.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 1, 2026.
41 crashes had been recorded here in the month leading up to this incident.
In the period since this crash, 93 additional incidents have occurred here. The subsequent count included 58 major collisions.
Incidents have arrived less frequently at this location since.
A run of crashes occurred over a span of days.
The combined count puts this stretch in the top tier for crashes in the area.
Counts run through September 26, 2026.
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