Overview
- A heavy truck struck the 14-foot, 3-inch bridge around 2 a.m., leaving two large wooden crates on the freeway and blocking several eastbound lanes.
- Cleanup was underway Thursday morning after Houston TranStar and police reported debris scattered across the Katy Freeway.
- TxDOT counts the crash as the second bridge strike of 2026 and the 75th since the start of 2025.
- The bridge was hit 72 times in 2025, with $401,379.79 in repair and inspection costs and repeated freeway closures.
- TxDOT says three oversized-load detection systems now flash warnings to approaching drivers, yet many overheight haulers bypass permits or designated routes.