A crash on US-290 eastbound at the Fairbanks North exit ramp disrupted traffic Friday morning. The incident occurred at 8:46 AM on October 16.
According to LTA data, this location has seen 23 crashes in the past 30 days, with 10 classified as major incidents. Over the past year, the corridor logged 401 total crashes—220 of them major—making it a consistently high-incident stretch. Per TxDOT CRIS public crash records, the most common contributing factor recorded by investigating officers across this corridor is "Failed To Control Speed," cited in 303 crashes since January 2020.
While crashes here occur throughout the day, the single busiest hour is 4 to 5 PM, when 11 crashes were recorded in the past month. Responding officers handled the scene Friday morning under scattered clouds and 71-degree conditions.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 16, 2026.
US290OB-TIDWELL RD W 13552 US 290 FWY @ FAIRBANKS N HOUSTON EXIT RAMP
Harris County, Texas
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