A crash on SH-288 northbound at Almeda-Genoa Road brought northbound traffic to a crawl Tuesday morning. The wreck happened at 9:37 AM, adding another incident to one of the busiest stretches in Harris County.
You're looking at backups if you're heading north on 288 right now. The good news: authorities cleared the roadway and traffic's moving again, though delays persisted as commuters filtered through the area.
This crash is the latest in a troubling pattern. According to LTA data, SH-288 northbound at Almeda-Genoa has recorded 40 incidents in the past 30 days—29 of them major. Over the past year, the corridor has logged 159 total incidents, including 97 major crashes and 4 fatalities. TxDOT CRIS public crash records show 625 crashes within about a quarter-mile of this intersection since January 2020.
Tuesday morning's crash also fits a familiar timing profile for this stretch. While the single busiest hour is 6–7 AM, crashes here occur at varied times rather than clustering in one window—which means commuters face elevated risk across much of the morning and afternoon.
Investigating officers have recorded "Failed To Control Speed" as the most common contributing factor at this location, accounting for 194 of the crashes documented in state records. That pattern underscores the speed management challenges drivers face along this corridor.
If you're heading north on 288, your best alternates are Almeda Road, South Main, or IH-69/US-59 running parallel. Both 69 and 59 offer north-south routing around the congestion, though check current conditions before you switch routes—those corridors carry their own traffic loads.
Harris County dealt with 17,933 incidents in the past 30 days, with 32 of those fatal. Tuesday's weather was clear—few clouds at 89 degrees—so visibility wasn't a factor in this particular crash.
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