I don't know how many people travel I-45 North on a regular basis, but if you head north right past Downtown, just before you pass North Main, there are a couple of lanes that have some major warps in them, one of which is one warp closely followed by another. They have caused my car to bottom out a couple of times heading over them. I always wondered why they weren't being taken care off, because they happen right before a curve in the Freeway. Well, I was driving into work this morning, and an industrial crane was heading over them. I immediately slowed down and watched as this crane spectacularly bottomed out, sparks flying everywhere. He completely loses control around the curve and slams into the median. As I slowly pass by, two of his tires explode off and the axle breaks. It was like watching a CHiP's episode in real life. And, as awesome as it was, the city should've taken care of this a while ago. These bumps have been there at least a year. Does anyone else know of these warps?
I def know of them, even my SUV feels them, first couple times thought was my car, but its awful. surprised nothings been done as well, its been there for years
yes i have felt the bump of those warps i dont understand why they wont fix it either the thing about the accident it probably wont change the agenda of city planning or txdot
This may be one of those issues people always complain about to each other but the complaint never gets to the people that can make a difference. Maybe we should report this to the city instead of ClutchFans.
I know what you mean. My car hardly bottoms out because I drive slow when I reach that area. They are not going to fix it because it will cause massive backups if they decide to fix it. I-45 through downtown is what 3 lanes only ?
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Fatty, are you talking about this here stretch just under the North Main overpass?? Yes, it looks unfinished. I didn't think it could cause that much damage, but you're right. If yes, I agree, it looks dangerous and definitely needs to be fixed if you noticed that. Yes, but only after the one-lane exit through Allen Parkway and just before crossing 59. It is 4 or more lanes just before and just after. I think Fatty is talking about the piece just past N.Main outbound, though. The section he's referencing DOES have FOUR lanes. Two of these minimum would be shut down to fix the warp, I think. I foresee a visit to CITY COUNCIL in your future, Fatty. Ohmmmm... *or whatever the F Nostradamus chanted...*
It is around that area, but it is before N. Main coming from downtown. I know because right after I passed the wreck this morning I looked at the bridge right afterwards to see exactly where this was.
Right. So anyway, I'm getting FAT. I should just buy new pants, F putting the cookie down, huh? I know you're joking.
I try to avoid that route as much as I can, the warps are just bad and damn dangerous. Maybe we need to bug Bill White on this before someone will die. Fatty, is there another route you can take to get where you want to go? If I have to go somewhere north on I-45, I usually bypass downtown and use 610 instead.
Is this the section that dips lower to allow for trucks to pass under the bridge? I noticed that over time the road has built up, while the overpass cannot be adjusted upward, therefore the "warps" or dips are left there on purpose. Not sure if these are the same things, but I'm reffering to the N. Main overpass area. I honestly think they purposely leave it that way to allow taller loads to have passage. And it has been that way for decades.
No, these warps are a quarter mile before the bridge and certainly weren't put there on purpose, unless the engineer was demented.
