Northbound lanes on I-45 reopen after 18-wheeler flips in early morning hours

The northbound lanes of I-45 north near Cypresswood Drive have reopened after an overturned 18-wheeler held up traffic in the early hours of Friday.

Harris County Constables deputies cleared the crash and all northbound lanes reopened as of 7 a.m. according to an email from the HarrisCounty Precinct 4 Constable’s Office.

Houston TranStar reported the crash as a heavy truck incident around 3:50 a.m. involving two vehicles. The closure includes the right shoulder, right lane and three center lanes.

— Mark Herman, Harris County Constable Precinct 4 (@Pct4Constable) September 12, 2025

At 6 a.m. Precinct 4 Harris County Constable Mark Herman posted on X that northbound lanes of I-45 were shut down in the 18700 block of the North Freeway near Holzwarth and Cypresswood…

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