Traffic

Heavy rain overnight Tuesday is creating dangerous flooding conditions along several roadways in Houston County.

Motorists should expect delays Tuesday morning around U.S. Highway 59 South and Loop 287 in Lufkin, according to the Texas Department of Transportation.

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) reports construction will begin Tuesday, June 1 to construct medians on US 80 just east of Eastman Road.

Wearing a seat belt reduces the risk of dying in a crash by 45%.

A 30-year-old Marshal woman died in a two-vehicle wreck that occurred at the intersection if U.S. Highway 80 and FM 2199 Tuesday morning.

The Texas Department of Safety responded to the scene of a fatal big rig crash on I-30 in Texarkana Wednesday morning (May 26).

Incident occurred on FM 346 near Bullard Tuesday night.

An 18-wheeler dragged a boulder down a busy roadway in Longview before getting it unstuck in an intersection Tuesday.

Even though there were fewer drivers on the roads last year, TxDOT said more people died in crashes. Now, they’re reminding people to buckle up.

TxDOT is planning to conduct the following construction and maintenance work in the district during the Week of May 24, 2021.

After years of studies, plans to expand a portion of Old Jacksonville highway from four to six lanes were created. If constructed, the expansion would go from Loop 323 to FM 2813.

A Tyler ISD bus was involved in a wreck in front of Brook Hill school on Old Jacksonville Highway.

FM 855 between US 175 and FM 3198

The Click It or Ticket campaign made its tour through Tyler, Texas on Tuesday as part of their annual state wide campaign encouraging Texas drivers to buckle up. A billboard was put up on Fair Park Dr. near the CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Rose stadium.

The wreck was reported at 4:31 p.m. as a pin-in accident.

One lane of Grande in each direction is closed while Tyler police and firefighters work at the scene.

The project is funded by the Half Cent Sales Tax program, the city says.

The driver of the Kenworth is identified Kenedy Edwards, 54, from Center.

A crash is blocking part of the intersection at Fairmont and Toler Road in Longview.

High water in parks and over roads was caused by heavy rains, flooding in Longview.

Authorities have identified the victim of Sunday morning’s single-vehicle rollover in Lufkin.

The children were aged 3 and 5.

Creeks in Nacogdoches and Nacogdoches County are subsiding, but still rushing after heavy rains. Nacogdoches County Road Administrator Doyle Williams reported this morning about 30 roads still closed due to water or trees over the road.

The driver of the vehicle was identified as Christi Kay Gross, 60, of Lindale. Gross was transported to UT-Health East Texas – Tyler where she later died.

May is National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, and the Texas Department of Transportation’s annual “Share the Road: Look Twice for Motorcycles” campaign gets underway to call attention to the safety precautions motorists can take to protect motorcyclists and themselves.

A preliminary investigation has confirmed that a two-vehicle crash on Toll 49 near Tyler resulted in the death of a motorcyclist on Thursday.

A fatal wreck is affecting eastbound and westbound at Broadway and Toll 49.

US Highway 79 is shut down in Panola County near the airport following a fatal wreck involving two 18-wheelers and a truck.

TxDOT (Texas Dept. of Transportation) reports crews began working on SH 31 at Loop 323, and on Loop 323 from SH 31 to Sam’s Club.

Longview police report responding to a major crash involving two vehicles in the 3300 block of N. Eastman Rd. at 4:33 p.m. The crash involved a red Ford pickup truck and a gold Toyota passenger car.