Right and center lanes are blocked on IH-10 East westbound at IH-610 East Loop following a crash at 7:37 AM Thursday, November 5. Authorities confirmed the closure this morning.
This stretch of IH-10 has seen heavy incident activity. According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, the corridor logged 59 crashes in the past 30 days—54 of them major incidents. Over the past 12 months, 375 crashes have occurred at this intersection, including one fatal. Crashes dominate the incident profile here, though they occur throughout the day rather than concentrating in a single peak window.
Historical data from the Texas Department of Transportation shows that among crashes recorded near this location since January 2020, failure to control speed was the leading contributing factor cited by investigating officers, appearing in 420 crashes out of 1,273 total.
Use I-610 loop, Westpark Tollway west, or Washington Avenue and Memorial Drive for inner-loop segments as alternates while the westbound lanes remain restricted.
Update (9:00 AM CT): The major crash at IH-10 East Westbound at IH-610 East Loop, first reported at 7:37 AM, has cleared after approximately 1 hour and 23 minutes. All lanes have reopened and normal traffic flow has resumed in the area.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through November 5, 2026.
IH-10 East Westbound at IH-610 East Loop
Harris County, Texas
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