All eastbound lanes of the East Freeway near the East Loop were back open Friday morning after an overturned FedEx truck shut the roadway down for hours. Ninfa Saavedra reported the update, giving drivers a clear sign that traffic had resumed after the closure.
Ninfa Saavedra and I-10
The reopening came after all eastbound lanes of I-10 near the East Loop were shut down before Friday morning. The closure involved every eastbound lane in that stretch, not just one blocked lane, which left the route closed until crews cleared it.
FedEx was tied to the disruption because an overturned truck forced the shutdown. For drivers heading through that part of the East Freeway, the practical change Friday morning was simple: the route that had been closed for hours was open again.
Friday morning reopening
The update leaves one detail unstated: how many hours the eastbound lanes were closed exactly. The report only says the shutdown lasted for hours, so the timeline can be described with certainty only in broad terms.
That is the limitation for anyone trying to gauge the delay from the update alone. What can be said is that the closure began before Friday morning and ended Friday morning, with traffic reopening after the overturned truck blocked the eastbound side of I-10 near the East Loop.
