A major crash on I-45 Gulf northbound at El Dorado Blvd near Houston left the right shoulder, right lane, and two center lanes blocked early Monday, November 09, 2026. Crews verified the incident at 2:10 AM.
The blockage significantly impacts northbound traffic on one of the region's busiest corridors. Drivers heading north should consider Hardy Toll Road, SH-249 northwest, or local routes via Airline Drive as alternates.
This stretch of I-45 Gulf northbound has seen intense crash activity. According to LTA real-time incident database records, the corridor recorded 45 crashes in the past 30 days—19 of them major incidents like this one. Over the past 12 months, 476 total crashes occurred at this location, including 213 major incidents and 7 fatalities, per LTA data.
Monday is historically the busiest day at this location, with 20 crashes recorded over the past 90 days on Mondays alone. While crashes here occur throughout the day, the single busiest hour is 5–6 PM, according to LTA analysis.
Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers, per TxDOT CRIS public crash records, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 363 crashes at this corridor since January 2020. The hit-and-run rate at this location stands at 10.0%, per state records.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through November 9, 2026.
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