A crash at Beltway 8-North Eastbound at John F Kennedy Boulevard closed four lanes and the left shoulder at 10:11 PM on Sunday, October 25, 2026, according to Houston TranStar.
The left shoulder, left lane, and two center lanes remain blocked. Drivers heading eastbound should use IH-10, US-290, or IH-45 as alternates to bypass the affected segment.
This location has recorded 30 incidents over the past 30 days according to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, with 15 classified as major. Over 90 days, the intersection logged 100 total incidents. The corridor saw 306 crashes in the past 12 months — 161 of them major severity — per LTA's real-time incident database.
Historical Texas crash records show 757 crashes within a quarter-mile of this intersection since January 2020. Contributing factors as recorded by the investigating officer, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 285 crashes at this location.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 26, 2026.
Beltway 8-North Eastbound at John F Kennedy Blvd
Harris County, Texas
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