Friday’s morning rush on Interstate 35W south of Fort Worth suddenly turned into a slow crawl when a power line dropped across the highway near Burleson, shutting down all lanes in both directions. The line stretched over the main lanes and the frontage roads near County Road 810, just south of Farm Road 917, grinding traffic to a halt and spilling backups onto neighborhood streets as police urged drivers to steer clear.
What police say
Burleson officers said the shutdown started shortly after 7 a.m. while crews worked to remove the hazard, according to WFAA. Reporter Ryan Osborne noted that the downed line covered all lanes of I-35W and that both the interstate and the adjacent frontage roads were affected, leaving drivers with few good…..