I-45 northbound at Mount Houston; 39 crashes in 30 days

A major crash shut down northbound I-45 near the Mount Houston Road entrance ramp at 11:55 AM on Tuesday, June 09, 2026, adding to one of the busiest stretches in the region.

The incident struck during a typically lighter-traffic hour for this location — most crashes at Mount Houston fall outside the weekday commute rush, though midday between 1 and 2 PM tends to see the heaviest incident activity. The crash forced authorities to close lanes and back up traffic while emergency crews worked the scene.

According to LTA real-time incident data, this location has recorded 39 crashes in the past 30 days alone — and that pace has held steady. Over the past 90 days, the corridor has logged 110 total incidents, with 69 classified as major. The pattern extends back further: state crash records from the Texas Department of Transportation show 1,285 crashes at this corridor since January 2020, including four fatalities.

Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers, per TxDOT CRIS, show that "Failed To Control Speed" was the single most common factor in the corridor's crashes over that same period, cited in 546 crashes. Hit-and-run incidents also account for a significant share — 12.6% of all units involved in crashes here fled the scene.

Weather conditions at the time of today's crash were clear — broken clouds with a temperature of 90°F — so visibility and surface conditions did not appear to be complicating factors. Authorities cleared lanes and traffic flow returned to normal.

**Update (7:55 PM CT):** The major crash at IH45IB-W MOUNT HOUSTON RD 9409 N IH 45 FWY @ WEST ENTR RAMP, first reported at 11:55 AM, has cleared after more than 8 hours. All lanes have reopened and normal traffic flow has resumed in the area.