Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Idiot driver crashes his over-sized truck and damages 290 HOV lane in Houston, Texas







An over-sized truck struck the HOV lane from 290 to 610. (KTRK)

Updated 1 hr 30 mins ago

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- There's a big traffic alert for those of you on the northwest side. The Highway 290 HOV lane is shut down after a truck accident, as is the 290 exit ramp to the 610 West Loop.

According to TxDOT, an over-sized struck on that exit ramp struck the HOV lane above, damaging it. TxDot expects to re-open the HOV lane and connector from 290 to the 610 West Loop by Thursday's morning commute.




TxDOT has engineers on the scene assessing the damage.





(KTRK)