A major freeway corridor serving Precinct 1 communities—Spring Branch, Heights, Greenspoint, Garden Oaks, Montrose, Midtown, and Downtown—continues elevated incident activity Friday during rush hour.
The corridor logged 77 crashes over the past 30 days, with Friday rush-hour incidents representing 30% of location-specific activity. Peak crash frequency occurs between 3 PM–4 PM, averaging 18 incidents during that window. Current conditions show few clouds and 6.2-mile visibility at 81 degrees.
Historically, this corridor experiences its heaviest crash volume on Saturdays, with 32 recorded incidents on the worst single day. Most incidents concentrate during off-peak hours despite Friday's rush-hour classification.
**LTA Newsroom**
**Update (2:50 AM CT):** The major crash at SOUTHWEST FWY @ KIRBY EXIT RAMP, first reported at 6:47 PM, has cleared after more than 8 hours. All lanes have reopened and normal traffic flow has resumed in the area.
Going back a month from this incident, 76 crashes had been recorded at the location.
After this incident, 113 more crashes have been logged at the location. 46 of the subsequent crashes were classified as major.
Incidents have continued at a comparable pace after this crash.
Several of the incidents hit within days of one another.
The full count places this location among the top crash sites in the county.
Through July 14, 2026.
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