New Info On Massive Wreck That Closed Belton, Texas I-35

Belton, Texas had a rare midday wreck on Interstate 35 this week due to an 18 wheeler colliding with the median barricade, and its massive load of scrap metal spraying all over the highway. If you are a regular Texas traveler in the Belton area, and especially around the interchange of Interstates 14 and 35, you already know to be on high alert for phantom traffic jams in the area of 6th Avenue.

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You come to expect highway traffic to begin bogging down around 2 or 2:30 each afternoon in pockets, but always have your fingers crossed for staying accident free. Normally you get to experience a relatively stress free usage of the major roadways from about 9 AM until the 2 something window, however, yesterday a semi lost control and spilled a ton of hazardous material all over several lanes in both directions.

New Info On Massive Wreck That Closed Belton, Texas I-35

An accident like this is already challenging enough to pull an 18 wheeler off of an interstate barricade, but a lost load that covers lanes in both directions where traffic is traveling with a 65 miles per hour section is beyond difficult to manage.

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You often marvel at many of the choices other drivers make on the roads, especially when you factor in just how heavily traveled Texas roads are. When you factor in the speed of these vehicles, it is easy to understand why there are so many traffic fatalities each year, and amazed that there are not far more.