Thursday AM Drive in Dallas County: Crashes Slow I-35E, Cut US 175 and I-635 to One Lane
Several crashes slowed the Thursday morning commute across Dallas County: northbound I-35E crawling at 15 to 20 mph between Camp Wisdom and Laurel Land, US 175 down to a single lane with a backup past two miles, and westbound I-635 down to one lane between Marsh Lane and Webb Chapel. Tarrant County, by contrast, ran trouble-free.
DALLAS - The Thursday morning drive through Dallas County ran into trouble in three places at once. A wreck on northbound Interstate 35E between Camp Wisdom Road and Laurel Land Road slowed traffic to roughly 15 to 20 miles per hour, FOX 4 reported, with wreckers on the scene working to load the final vehicle involved in the crash.
On US 175, the CF Hawn Freeway, a crash past the 2nd Avenue interchange and before the State Highway 310 exit reduced traffic to a single lane, and the closure backed traffic up for more than two miles. Westbound Interstate 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, with the stack-up stretching beyond the Dallas North Tollway interchange.
The contrast across the county line was sharp: Tarrant County highways remained trouble-free on Thursday morning, with traffic moving smoothly near posted speeds, FOX 4 reported. On Interstate 30, traffic near the Ferguson curve was expected to begin unwinding after a courtesy patrol cleared a stalled vehicle near the Honeycutt interchange; a second crash in the ensuing backup was moved quickly to the shoulder by drivers, minimizing its impact.
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. The Traffic Desk updates the drive through the AM window as TxDOT Dallas District and the stations' traffic sources confirm clearances.
