A major crash on US-290 westbound at Bingle Road brought traffic to a standstill Friday morning at 8:15 AM. All lanes—left shoulder, right shoulder, left lane, and right lane—were blocked at the site.
The incident hit during morning rush hour on a corridor with a heavy crash history. According to LTA data, US-290 westbound at Bingle has logged 19 incidents in the past 30 days, including 6 major crashes. Over the past 12 months, the location has seen 241 total crashes, 134 of them major.
If you're headed northwest, FM 1960 or Cypress-Rosehill Road offer alternatives. Hempstead Road can work for inner-segment routing. Conditions were clear at the time of the crash—scattered clouds and 74 degrees—but this corridor sees crashes at all hours. The single busiest window is 5 to 6 PM, though incidents here spread across the day rather than clustering into one peak period.
Check current conditions before heading out. We'll update when all lanes reopen.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 16, 2026.
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