HOUSTON – Drivers on the I-10 Katy Freeway are being forced onto the 610 Loop due to an 18-wheeler nearly losing its load on the west Houston highway.
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Houston traffic: Katy Freeway lanes closed
What we know:
Officials say the big rig is stalled out in the westbound lanes of I-10 near Silber Road.
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According to the Harris County Precinct 5 constable, drivers on that highway are being forced to take the 610 West Loop. Constable deputies are helping Houston police with the I-10 shutdown.
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What we don’t know:
There is no estimate for when the highway will reopen.