Truck hauling spool gets wedged under overpass
Texas transportation officials are warning drivers that traffic delays have been reported after a semi truck hauling a large spool became wedged under an overpass.
The incident happened around 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 25, in Houston, Texas.
Spool trouble on the Southwest Freeway… yet again. Only 2 NB lanes getting by at the West Loop. Looks like this guy is STUCK. https://t.co/R3cf86z2yq #HTownRush #KHOU11 pic.twitter.com/GqkVBcaRGh
— Doug Delony (@DougDelonyKHOU) April 25, 2019
Authorities say that a semi truck hauling a large spool became stuck under the 610 West Loop at Highway 59 inbound, according to KHOU.
Only two lanes of traffic are getting by the stuck truck and traffic delays are being reported.
It isn’t clear how long it will take for crews to remove the stuck truck and spool.
Traffic incidents involving trucks hauling spools have become so frequent in the past couple of months that some have nicknamed Houston “Spool City.” Between October 25 and December 14 of 2018, five large spools came loose from the trucks that were hauling them. Many of these spools rolled through traffic.
ROLLING AWAY: Drivers dodge giant industrial spool as slow-moving danger unfolds on one of Houston’s busy highways.
Traffic stacked up as crews worked to clear the huge debris off the road. https://t.co/IYg8uV7JCR pic.twitter.com/ceTwkGuLGM
— ABC News (@ABC) October 28, 2018