A motor vehicle incident brought traffic to a crawl on US-290 outbound near the 43rd Street exit ramp on Monday, July 13, 2026, at 11:12 AM. Responding officers worked to clear the roadway as commuters dealt with significant delays in the area.
The stretch of US-290 where this crash occurred has become a persistent trouble spot. According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, the location has logged 26 incidents in the past 30 days, with 16 of those classified as major. Over the past 90 days, the corridor saw 93 total incidents, 52 of them major. The 12-month picture is even starker: 169 incidents, 88 major.
Monday's incident hit during mid-morning hours when traffic volumes weren't at their absolute peak. The timing pattern for this corridor shows its busiest hour lands between 5 and 6 PM, when seven crashes were recorded in the past month. But this location sees crashes scattered across the day — not concentrated in a single rush period. Fridays have historically been the highest-incident day at this spot, with 13 crashes logged over the past 90 days.
TxDOT public crash records reveal a longer view of the problem. Since January 2020, within roughly a quarter-mile of this location, 659 crashes have been recorded, including three fatals. The most commonly recorded contributing factor by investigating officers, per TxDOT CRIS public crash records, is "Failed To Control Speed," cited in 236 crashes at this corridor.
Conditions at the time of the incident were partly cloudy with a temperature of 88 degrees — dry pavement and good visibility.
Harris County saw 17,999 total incidents in the past 30 days, with 38 of those fatal. This US-290 corridor represents a significant share of the county's incident load.
Monday's wreck was cleared by responding officers, and traffic returned to normal flow. Motorists heading outbound on US-290 in coming days should anticipate possible delays in this area, particularly during the 5-6 PM window when crash frequency peaks.
US290OB-34TH US 290 FWY @ 43RD EXIT RAMP
Harris County, Texas
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