A crash at IH-10 Katy eastbound at SH-6 shut down two frontage road lanes at 11:30 AM on Thursday, November 5th. Responding officers confirmed the blockage through Houston TranStar.
This intersection ranks among the region's most active crash sites. According to LTA data, the corridor logged 43 incidents in the past 30 days, with 25 classified as major. Over 90 days, the location recorded 138 total incidents—82 of them major.
Thursdays are particularly busy here. The LTA database shows 18 crashes occurred on Thursdays over the past 90 days at this location, though crashes happen throughout the day rather than concentrating in a single rush window.
Alternate routes include I-610 loop, Westpark Tollway to the west, or Washington Ave and Memorial Dr for inner-loop segments.
Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers, per TxDOT CRIS public crash records, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 418 crashes at this corridor since January 2020. Over that same span, 1,199 total crashes occurred within about a quarter-mile of this location.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through November 5, 2026.
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