Three lanes are blocked on IH-45 Gulf southbound at SH-3/Monroe Road after a crash verified at 6:14 PM on Thursday evening.
Responding officers secured the right shoulder, right lane, and center lane. Traffic is backing up in the area.
This stretch of I-45 Gulf southbound has seen 11 crashes in the past 30 days, according to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data. Over the past year, the corridor near Monroe Road has logged 105 total incidents, 61 of them major, and two fatal, per LTA records.
If you're headed south on I-45 Gulf, consider the Hardy Toll Road, SH-249 to the northwest, or local routes via Airline Drive. Check TranStar for real-time updates as crews work the scene.
TxDOT CRIS records show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading contributing factor in crashes at this location, cited in 131 crashes since January 2020. The hit-and-run rate at the corridor stands at 11.7%, per state records.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 30, 2026.
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