Right shoulder and right lane are blocked on the North Loop westbound at Hardy Toll Road following a crash verified at 1:20 PM on Monday, October 26, 2026.
This stretch of the North Loop has seen consistent crash activity. Over the past 90 days, LTA data shows 44 total incidents at this location, 37 of them major, according to LocalTrafficAccidents.com. In the 12 months prior, the corridor logged 251 total incidents, including 199 major crashes and 1 fatality.
According to TxDOT CRIS public crash records from January 2020 to present, this quarter-mile corridor has recorded 298 crashes and 3 fatalities. Contributing factors as recorded by the investigating officer, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 102 crashes at this location.
Responding officers were on scene. Surface street alternatives include Westheimer, Richmond, or Bellaire if you're heading west around the loop, or Irvington and Fulton for the north loop.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 26, 2026.
IH-610 North Loop Westbound at Hardy Toll Rd/Spur 548
Harris County, Texas
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