Major San Antonio highway interchange opens just in time for rush hour

A barricade along the edge of the ramp was damaged at about 6 p.m. Sunday when a box truck smashed into it, and then apparently flipped over into the grassy median below. A barricade along the edge of the ramp was damaged at about 6 p.m. Sunday when a box truck smashed into it, and then apparently flipped over into the grassy median below. Photo: TxDOT Photo: TxDOT Image 1 of / 6 Caption Close Major San Antonio highway interchange opens just in time for rush hour 1 / 6 Back to Gallery

The exit ramps from eastbound Loop 1604 to Interstate 35 have reopened after being closed much of the day, according to the Texas Department of Transportation.

A barricade along the edge of the ramp was damaged at about 6 p.m. Sunday when a box truck smashed into it, and then apparently flipped over into the grassy median below.

The damage was "worse than initially determined," according to a TxDOT spokesperson, which led to crews shutting down the interchange for both directions of Interstate 35.

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Officials initially said the ramps would be closed through rush hour but at 5 p.m. tweeted "Happy to report that our workers got the job done in getting temporary barriers up and the exit ramps from EB 1604 to NB & SB I-35 are now open!"

Lookout Road's entrance ramp onto Loop 1604 was being cleared at 5 p.m.

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