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North Sam Houston Tollway eastbound exit ramp blocked at SH-249

November 09, 2026 at 04:45 PMBy Dennis R. Mundy, Executive Editor📍 Harris County

An exit ramp on North Sam Houston Tollway eastbound at SH-249 Tomball Parkway is blocked following a crash verified at 4:45 PM on Monday, November 09, 2026.

This location has seen substantial crash activity over the past month. According to LTA data, 18 incidents have occurred here in the past 30 days, with 17 classified as major. Over the past 90 days, the corridor recorded 50 total incidents, 47 of them major.

When the North Sam Houston Tollway eastbound is affected, drivers headed toward Tomball Parkway can use Kuykendahl Rd or Stuebner Airline as alternatives.

Crash history at this location is extensive. Since January 2020, TxDOT CRIS public crash records show 1,257 crashes within about a quarter-mile of this corridor, with 3 fatalities. Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers, per TxDOT CRIS, show

📊 Accident History at North Sam Houston Tollway Eastbound at SH-249 Tomball Parkway

LTA incident record
Past 30 days18 incidents (17 major)
Past 90 days50 incidents (47 major)
Past 12 months82 incidents (70 major)
TxDOT crash record
Since January 20201,257 crashes, 3 fatal

Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through November 10, 2026.

📍 Incident Location

North Sam Houston Tollway Eastbound at SH-249 Tomball Parkway

Harris County, Texas

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How This Report Was Produced

This report was produced by LTA's editor-designed production system under the executive editorial direction of Dennis R. Mundy, Executive Editor. The system combines our proprietary data pipeline with AI-assisted drafting to deliver verified incident coverage to LTA's editorial standards.

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