A truck struck the Houston Avenue bridge on I-10 for the second time this week, marking the 68th incident this year.
HOUSTON — For the second time this week, a truck has struck the Houston Avenue bridge at the eastbound lanes of I-10 near downtown, according to Houston police.
The 18-wheeler was carrying construction equipment.
Earlier this week, a truck struck the Houston Avenue bridge over I-10, causing the big rig to jackknife and lose its load. Traffic was backed up for over 6 hours.
Similar accidents at the same bridge have happened dozens of times.
This strike is one of 68 times this bridge has been hit this year alone, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. The Houston Avenue bridge is the lowest along this portion of I-10 at 14 feet, 3 inches, TxDOT told KHOU 11 in a previous story. That’s just three inches above the national regulation requirement.
Construction is underway on the I-10/White Oak Bayou project, which will overhaul the entire stretch of I-10 from I-45 to Heights Boulevard.
That will result in, among other things, higher lanes above a detention basin.
Houston Avenue will run under the new I-10 lanes rather than over them. The project will take about four years.
As of 8:45 p.m. Saturday, the right shoulder, right lane and two center lanes were impacted.
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