Almost all westbound mainlanes of I-10 East closed after truck hits bridge

Maintenance crews are heading out to the scene of a bridge strike that closed all but one westbound lane of Interstate 10 East at Waco Street. Maintenance crews are heading out to the scene of a bridge strike that closed all but one westbound lane of Interstate 10 East at Waco Street. Photo: TxDOT Photo: TxDOT Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Almost all westbound mainlanes of I-10 East closed after truck hits bridge 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

All but one westbound lane of Interstate 10 East is shut down after a truck struck a bridge near Waco Street, according to police.

Maintenance crews are heading to the scene right now. Drivers should expect delays, as traffic is crawling at least four times slower than normal in the area, according to Houston TranStar.

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Drivers coming from the Baytown, Channelview and Northshore area should take another route, TxDOT said.

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