SAN ANTONIO – An asphalt truck clipped an overhead traffic sign, causing it to fall and close a major downtown San Antonio highway for more than five hours Tuesday morning, according to San Antonio police.
SAPD received reports of the crash around 1:10 a.m. on the lower levels of Interstate 35 near South Laredo Street.
The driver of the truck told police he was driving with the back of the truck lifted when it struck the sign, according to an SAPD preliminary report.
The sign fell onto the highway, though no one was injured.
Still, the crash prompted an eventual closure of the lower levels of the highway.
The northbound lanes of Interstate 35, as it passes downtown between Interstate 10 and 37, are already congested due to TxDOT closures in effect this month.
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)’s Transguide map showed the roadway opened just before 9 a.m.
A TxDOT spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment on the crash.
RJ Marquez is the traffic anchor/reporter for KSAT’s Good Morning San Antonio. He also fills in as a news anchor and has covered stories from breaking news and Fiesta to Spurs championships and high school sports. RJ started at KSAT in 2010. He is proud to serve our viewers and be a part of the culture and community that makes San Antonio great.