Overview
- Transportation agencies report active pretreatment with brine across major corridors, with Houston Public Works targeting 41 bridges, ramps, and flyovers to preserve emergency access.
- TxDOT says crews will work around the clock and focus on I-10, I-45, Loop 610 in Houston and I-35, US 290, US 281, and SH-29 in Central Texas, with equipment and contractors staged to respond.
- Harris County Toll Road Authority will patrol for hazards and close any impassable toll road segments until they are deemed safe.
- The National Weather Service has a winter storm warning from 6 p.m. Saturday to 6 p.m. Sunday, with forecasts of 0.1–0.3 inches of ice in Harris County and higher totals possible north of Houston, creating dangerous travel conditions.
- A TxDOT spokesperson acknowledged some brine washouts after overnight rain and said crews are re-treating and prepared to deploy traction sand on bridges and overpasses, as officials urge residents to avoid travel unless essential.