A crash on IH-610 North Loop westbound at Fulton brought traffic to a standstill Thursday morning. The incident happened at 6:09 AM, closing multiple lanes and backing up westbound traffic across the inner loop during the early commute.
Authorities responded to clear the roadway and move disabled vehicles. No information was immediately available on lane reopenings or estimated clearance times, but crews worked through the early morning hours to restore flow.
This stretch of the North Loop westbound has seen significant crash activity. Over the past 30 days, LTA data shows 22 incidents at this location, with 13 classified as major. Extended back further, the corridor tallied 66 crashes in 90 days—40 of them major—according to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data. Over the past 12 months, the location has recorded 144 total incidents, 88 major, including one fatality.
If you're heading westbound on the loop at Fulton, surface streets offer alternatives. Westheimer, Richmond, or Bellaire can route traffic around the congestion on the west loop. On the north loop, Irvington or Fulton itself may provide relief depending on your destination.
According to state crash records from the Texas Department of Transportation, contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading contributing factor at this corridor, cited in 354 crashes since 2020. Over that same period, the corridor has recorded 920 crashes within about a quarter-mile—a pattern that underscores why this location commands attention from commuters navigating the inner loop.
Weather at the time of the crash was overcast with temperatures around 80 degrees—conditions that should not have impacted driving significantly. The incident occurred outside the typical commute rush; LTA data shows the busiest hour at this location is 3–4 PM, when nine crashes occurred over the monitoring period.
Check real-time traffic apps or LTA's incident tracker for current status updates. If you can delay or shift your westbound loop route this morning, the alternate surface streets should offer faster passage until the loop reopens.
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