Dallas Traffic: Three Highways Down to One Lane

Commuters in Dallas County encountered severe delays on Thursday morning as multiple crashes reduced capacity on three major arterial routes. The incidents forced traffic speeds down to 15 mph in some areas and created backups exceeding two miles on others.

On northbound Interstate 35E, a wreck between Camp Wisdom Road and Laurel Land Road slowed the flow of vehicles to roughly 15 to 20 mph. Wrecking crews remained on the scene, working to load the final vehicle involved in the collision.

Traffic on the CF Hawn Freeway, or US 175, was reduced to a single lane between the 2nd Avenue interchange and the State Highway 310 exit. The lane closure generated a backup stretching for more than two miles. Westbound Interstate 635 suffered a similar restriction, with crews clearing a crash from the right side of the roadway between Marsh Lane and Webb Chapel Road. This incident created a solid stack-up extending beyond the Dallas North Tollway interchange.

In Tarrant County, major highways remained clear as of 7 a.m. Traffic officials have not confirmed whether anyone was injured in the morning crashes. They also have not provided a specific timeframe for when all lanes on I-635 and US 175 will reopen.

Elsewhere on Interstate 30, traffic near the Ferguson curve began to clear. Courtesy patrol officers pushed a stalled vehicle off the roadway near the Honeycutt interchange. A secondary collision occurred in the resulting backup before Ferguson Road, but drivers moved that vehicle to the shoulder quickly, limiting its impact on the flow of traffic.