**Saturday Freeway Incident – Precinct 1**
A minor crash occurred on a major freeway corridor within Precinct 1 Saturday during off-peak hours. Overcast conditions with 6.2-mile visibility were present at the time of the incident, with temperatures at 79°F.
This corridor has logged 38 crashes over the past 30 days and maintains an extreme heat rating. Historically, this location experiences peak crash activity Wednesday afternoons (21 incidents) and between 6-7 PM (8 incidents), though Saturday off-peak periods typically see lower incident rates.
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*LTA Newsroom*
**Update (6:40 AM CT):** The major crash at US290IB-FAIRBANKS N HOUSTON 14109 US 290 FWY @ GESSNER ENTR RAMP, first reported at 10:39 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, 37 crashes had been recorded at the location.
In the period since this crash, 84 additional incidents have occurred here. Major collisions accounted for 43 of those incidents.
The pace has eased at this location in the time since.
A run of crashes occurred over a span of days.
That combined total ranks the location high among county incident sites.
Current through August 20, 2026.
US290IB-FAIRBANKS N HOUSTON 14109 US 290 FWY @ GESSNER ENTR RAMP
Harris County, Texas
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