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Sam Houston Tollway westbound left shoulder blocked at Gessner

October 22, 2026 at 07:16 AMBy Dennis R. Mundy, Executive Editor📍 Harris County

A crash on the North Sam Houston Tollway westbound at Gessner has left the left shoulder blocked as of 7:16 AM Thursday, October 22. Houston TranStar confirmed the incident this morning.

The left shoulder remains closed to traffic. No additional details about vehicle involvement, injuries, or lane impacts are available at this time.

Harris County saw 11,636 incidents over the past 30 days, with 4 fatalities, according to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data.

📍 Incident Location

North Sam Houston Tollway Westbound at Gessner

Harris County, Texas

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