A crash on SH-288 northbound at Almeda-Genoa Road left the left shoulder blocked as of 7:06 AM on Thursday, November 5. Responding authorities verified the incident at that time.
This stretch of SH-288 has become a high-incident corridor. Over the past 30 days, LTA data shows 22 crashes here—15 of them major. The year-to-date picture is steeper: 297 total crashes in the past 12 months, including 200 major incidents and 4 fatals.
Thursday mornings see elevated activity at this location. LTA data indicates Thursdays logged 15 crashes over the past 90 days, the highest count for any day of the week. The busiest hour runs from 7 to 8 AM, when 14 crashes have occurred in the past month, though incidents here happen throughout the day rather than clustering in a single narrow window.
State crash records from the Texas Department of Transportation show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading contributing factor cited by investigating officers, recorded in 197 crashes at this corridor since January 2020.
If you're heading north on 288, Almeda Road, South Main, or IH-69/US-59 are available as alternates. Weather was clear at incident time.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through November 5, 2026.
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