

As people adapted to life during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 saw increases in travel time and travel delay across the majority of freeways in the Houston region when compared to 2020.IH-610 West Loop Northbound from Stella Link to Shepherd Routes that were congested for the largest percentage of time in the PM in 2022.IH-45 Gulf Inbound from Beltway 8 to Downtown IH-610 North Loop Westbound from Gellhorn to Shepherd IH-610 West Loop Southbound from Shepherd to Stella Link

IH-45 North Inbound from Beltway 8 to Downtown IH-69 Southwest Inbound from IH-610 West Loop to Downtown Routes that were congested for the largest percentage of time in the AM in 2022.These charts show the average travel delay per mile on Houston area freeways from 2012-2022 in both the AM and PM periods. Travel delay peaked in the Houston region in 2018-2019 and delay levels this year are similar to levels seen in 2016. Overall delay is still below what it was prior to the COVID-19 pandemic but has continued to increase since 2020.Overall travel delay increased 61% in the AM and 31% in the PM over 2021.The majority of freeways saw increased travel times and travel delay in 2022 versus 2021.“We believe this is an isolated incident involving what happened here and the incident north of us.

“We do not believe there's a threat to the public,” Squier said. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office later said in a news release that the shootings “appear to be gang-related.” Squier said he did not have any information to release about a suspected shooter or shooters. Squier said he was aware of at least one fatality in Huntsville. Later Friday, three other motorcyclists were shot along I-45 in Huntsville, where two of them died and the other was injured, according to multiple news reports. A 32-year-old white man who was a member of a motorcycle gang was transported to a hospital and later died from his injuries, according to Squier, who said another man might also have been shot at that location while sustaining non-life-threatening injuries. in the 25000 block of I-45 in The Woodlands area. Squier said the first shooting happened a little after 11 a.m. The latter authority announced that northbound lanes on I-45 in Huntsville would be “shut down for several hours.” There were freeway closures in both areas, according to social media posts by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office and Huntsville Police Department. It’s just too early in the investigation.” “We think they may be related,” Squier said. Steve Squier of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said the shootings could be related and that at least one of the victims was a member of an “outlaw motorcycle gang.” The shootings reportedly happened in two different locations, in The Woodlands and near the Sam Houston statue in Huntsville. Lucio Vasquez / Houston Public Media Multiple motorcyclists were shot along Interstate 45 north of Houston on Friday, April 14, 2023, according to multiple news reports.Īuthorities in Montgomery County and in Huntsville are investigating the shootings of at least four motorcyclists Friday along Interstate 45, with at least two of the motorcyclists having died, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office and multiple news reports.
