Commuters should expect major delays on the IH-610 Loop today

Know before you go: There will be several closures surrounding the loop this weekend.

A man says he was shot in a case of road rage after he was involved in a crash on the 610 Loop in Bellaire.

Traffic on the I-10 East Freeway heading outbound to I-69 Eastex downtown is backed up after a big rig overturned and lost its load.

A crash involving five vehicles and an 18-wheeler has blocked all lanes on the Southwest Freeway northbound at the 610 Loop, police said.

But if you head to that Independence Heights neighborhood address today, you won’t find his home. Independence Heights, the first municipality established by black Texans, was isolated from the rest of the city by Interstate 45 and the 610 Loop. Once again, that could impact communities of color, including historic black neighborhoods like Independence Heights and the Fifth Ward, as plans call for demolishing homes and businesses to accommodate more roadway space. The North Houston Highway Improvement Project is estimated to cost $7 billion and would add ramps, frontage roads and lanes for carpooling or transit, among other modifications. “The process of repeating a highway expansion that goes through a community, takes away homes and displaces people is not new,” Blair said.

HOUSTON – One person was hurt when a Houston Fire Department medical vehicle and another vehicle collided in northwest Houston. The crash was reported just before 9 a.m. Thursday on the 610 Loop at Ella. Investigators said HFD Medic 62 was heading to headquarters when it was hit by a vehicle. One person in the other vehicle was taken to the hospital. The cause of the wreck is under investigation.