Dallas County's Thursday Drive Was a Crash Course: I-35E, US 175 and I-635 All Slowed to a Crawl
Three crashes stacked up Dallas County's Thursday morning: northbound I-35E at 15 to 20 mph between Camp Wisdom and Laurel Land, US 175 down to one lane with a two-mile backup, and westbound I-635 at one lane between Marsh Lane and Webb Chapel. Officials announced no injury information and no reopening times — and Tarrant County, by contrast, ran trouble-free.
Commuters crossing Dallas County on Thursday morning ran into one of the rougher drives of the week, as several crashes slowed major highways to a crawl, FOX 4 reported.
A wreck on northbound Interstate 35E between Camp Wisdom Road and Laurel Land Road slowed traffic to roughly 15 to 20 mph, with wreckers on the scene loading the final vehicle involved. On US 175, the CF Hawn Freeway, a crash past the 2nd Avenue interchange and before the State Highway 310 exit cut traffic to a single lane and built a backup of more than two miles. Westbound I-635 was also down to one lane between Marsh Lane and Webb Chapel Road while crews cleared a crash from the right side of the roadway, stacking traffic back beyond the Dallas North Tollway interchange.
Interstate 30 added its own snarls before easing: traffic near the Ferguson curve was expected to unwind after a courtesy patrol cleared a stalled vehicle near the Honeycutt interchange, and a second crash in the ensuing backup was moved quickly to the shoulder by its drivers, minimizing its impact.
In sharp contrast, Tarrant County highways remained trouble-free, moving smoothly near posted speeds. Officials had not stated whether anyone was injured in the morning crashes or exactly when all lanes on I-635 and US 175 would fully reopen. This desk's checks of TxDOT Dallas reporting on Thursday afternoon found no new verified closure for the evening drive; drivers heading out for the PM commute should still expect the usual I-35E and I-635 pressure points to load up first.
