KHOU Blogs - Beat the Traffic http://www.khou.com/community/blogs/beat-the-traffic RSS Feed for KHOU - Community - Blogs - Beat the Traffic en-us Tue, 14 May 2013 22:00:27 GMT Ambulance involved in 3-vehicle wreck in southeast Houston http://www.khou.com/community/blogs/beat-the-traffic/Ambulance-involved-in-3-vehicle-wreck-in-southeast-Houston--207446021.html An ambulance was one of three vehicles involved in a wreck Tuesday in southeast Houston. Traffic Alert: Weekend road, rail closures near downtown http://www.khou.com/community/blogs/beat-the-traffic/Traffic-Alert-Weekend-road-rail-closures-near-downtown-189457791.html Drivers and Metro rail riders should be aware of some big closures this weekend. Traffic Alert: Stalled train halts traffic south of I-10 near Heights http://www.khou.com/community/blogs/beat-the-traffic/Traffic-Alert-Stalled-train-halts-traffic-on-South-Shepherd-Durham-Patterson-Westcott-182457151.html A stalled train blocked traffic at some intersections located north of Washington Avenue and south of Interstate 10. Traffic Alert: 610 West loop northbound at US 59 to close for repairs http://www.khou.com/community/blogs/beat-the-traffic/Traffic-Alert-610-West-loop-northbound-at-US-59-to-close-for-repairs---181915591.html TxDOT engineers and inspectors have determined the need to close a lane of the 610 West Loop northbound at US 59 after a weekend accident. Beat the Traffic: Uptown Houston Holiday Lighting parking and detours http://www.khou.com/community/blogs/beat-the-traffic/Uptown-Houston-Holiday-Lighting-parking-and-detours-180332721.html The 27th Annual Uptown Houston Holiday Lighting celebration is this Thursday night! Festivities begin at 4 p.m., but street closures go into effect earlier. Construction to close Katy Freeway main lane until Dec. 15 http://www.khou.com/community/blogs/beat-the-traffic/Construction-to-close-Katy-Freeway-main-lane-until-Dec-15-176964221.html This Saturday marks the start of a long-term construction closure on the Katy Freeway, said the Texas Department of Public Safety. <span class=redtext>Traffic Alert: </span>Katy Freeway closed this weekend http://www.khou.com/community/blogs/beat-the-traffic/Katy-Freeway-closed-this-weekend-174915481.html Driving on I-10 this weekend? Going to San Antonio or Austin? Watch out for a total closure of the freeway in the Katy Area. Highway 290 expansion project to be completed sooner than expected http://www.khou.com/community/blogs/beat-the-traffic/Highway-290-expansion-project-to-be-completed-sooner-than-expected-171426911.html The expansion of Highway 290 will begin and end much sooner than anyone had expected. Houston's toll rates to increase on Saturday, says HCTRA http://www.khou.com/community/blogs/beat-the-traffic/HCTRA-raises-toll-rates-on-Saturday-168587696.html On Saturday, Sept. 8, get ready to pay more when you pass through the toll booth! Harris County Toll Road Authority is raising the rates on the Sam Houston Tollway, the Westpark Tollway, the Hardy Toll Road, and one plaza on the Fort Bend Pkwy Exten Houston Traffic Blog, Beat the Traffic - KHOU.com http://www.khou.com/community/blogs/beat-the-traffic/168192356.html "Houston's source Katherine Whaley's Beat the Traffic blog bringing you the inside scoop on Houston's roadways. KHOU.com"