A motor vehicle incident shut down the exit ramp at US 59 southbound near Sam Houston Parkway early Saturday morning. The crash happened at 5:08 AM on August 29, closing Exit 115C and creating delays for the handful of drivers on the road at that hour.
Responding officers cleared the incident, and the ramp reopened to traffic. No information about injuries or vehicle counts was available from the initial dispatch data.
This crash marks the 13th incident in the past 30 days at this exit ramp, according to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data. Over the past year, the location has seen 66 total incidents, with 27 classified as major—a pattern that extends well beyond any single weekend. Texas Department of Transportation crash records covering the corridor since January 2020 document 317 total crashes here, with contributing factors most often cited as "Failed To Control Speed" in 111 of those incidents, per TxDOT CRIS public crash records.
While this location tends to see more crashes on weekends than weekdays, the busiest single hour on record here is 6 to 7 PM, when three crashes have occurred during the monitored period. Saturday mornings at this exit are typically lighter traffic, which likely limited the spillover effect from this early incident.
Weather was clear at the time—few clouds and 75 degrees—so conditions did not appear to be a factor. The ramp should remain open and passable for the weekend traffic ahead.
EXIT 115C S US 59 FWY @ SAM HOUSTON PKWY EXIT RAMP
Harris County, Texas
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