Traffic snarls across Houston area during Tuesday morning commute

Traffic snarled across the Houston area Tuesday morning, as many commuters headed back to work for the first time following Hurricane Harvey.

Especially affected were highways west of downtown.

Inbound lanes inside of Beltway 8 of Interstate 69, Interstate 10 and Interstate 45 were moving at less than 20 mph at 9 a.m.

Traffic was nearly stopped on the west side of the Loop 610 as well. It was moving less than 20 mph in the northbound lanes of Loop 610 south of I-10 and in the southbound lanes of Loop 610 between U.S. 290 and I-10.

High water still affected roadways east and west of Houston, causing the continued closure of main lanes of Texas 6 at I-10.

Traffic on I-69 west of Texas 6 was backed up as well, moving less than 20 mph between Texas 6 and the Grand Parkway.