US-290 eastbound shut at Senate Ave after early Friday crash

A major crash on US-290 Northwest eastbound at Senate Ave around 5:35 AM on Friday, October 02, closed multiple lanes and created significant delays for eastbound traffic headed toward the inner loop.

Responding officers worked to clear the debris and reopen the roadway. No additional details on vehicle count or injury status are available at this time.

This stretch of US-290 Northwest has seen consistent crash activity. According to LTA data, the corridor logged 13 incidents in the past 30 days, with 11 classified as major. Over the past 90 days, the count reached 30 incidents, 25 of them major. Fridays have been the highest-incident day at this location, with 5 crashes recorded over the past three months.

When this corridor does see crashes, they tend to spread across the day rather than concentrating in a single rush-hour window, though the data shows the 9 to 10 AM hour has been busiest with 3 crashes.

Historical Texas Department of Transportation crash records reveal a broader pattern. Since January 2020, the area surrounding this location has recorded 723 crashes—4 of them fatal. Contributing factors as recorded by the investigating officer, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 282 crashes. Hit-and-run incidents account for 5.9 percent of all crashes here over that span.

If you're heading eastbound on US-290 this morning, consider FM 1960 or Cypress-Rosehill Road for northwest segments, or Hempstead Road for inner segments. Check current conditions before you head out—overcast skies were in place at the time of the incident.