Justice · Austin I-35Austin i35 semi crash: Two lanes reopened for upper-deck access onlyWritten November 4, 2026 at 9:35 PM UTCWatchTranscript0:07A semi-truck hit the median and overturned on I-35, forcing traffic off the lower0:12deck.0:13Monday's crash in downtown Austin initially disrupted both directions.0:18Two northbound lanes later reopened, giving drivers access to the upper deck while0:23the affected lower deck stayed closed.0:25When did that lower deck return to service?0:27The truck overturned around three in the morning on Monday, November second.0:32Austin police received the call around that time and said only the eighteen-wheeler0:37was involved.0:38No other vehicles were caught in the crash.0:40Police identified the affected lower deck near fifteenth Street.0:44The surrounding downtown corridor includes Twelfth Street and Martin Luther King0:49Junior Boulevard.0:50Those nearby reference points described the area around a single truck crash.0:55Police reopened the two right northbound lanes Monday morning, so drivers could1:00reach the upper deck.1:01The Texas Department of Transportation confirmed that access had returned.1:06While the northbound lower deck remained closed, that gave northbound drivers1:10another way through the highway corridor.1:12During the lower deck closure, police directed traffic onto fifteenth Street and the1:17Service Road and urged drivers to find alternate routes.1:21The northbound backup stretched toward the bend near Riverside during Monday's1:26morning commute.1:27Southbound traffic was already moving again, so drivers heading in opposite1:31directions faced different conditions along the same downtown highway.1:36The truck overturned around three.1:38Southbound lanes reopened around three forty, but northbound traffic backed up1:43toward Riverside at six thirty-nine.1:45At ten thirty, northbound traffic was still being diverted, with the duration of the1:50disruption unknown.1:52The partial northbound reopening wasn't given an exact time.1:56That leaves the sequence of some morning lane changes unclear, even though officials2:01specified which deck drivers could reach.2:03Austin Police said nobody was injured.2:06The driver reportedly suffered minor injuries and was taken to a hospital with2:11non-life-threatening injuries.2:13That conflicts with the police account, and the driver's condition hasn't been2:17clarified.2:18Crews were still handling hazardous material cleanup late Monday morning.2:22Police warned the closure could extend into the afternoon.2:26Earlier, officers had raised concern about a possible fluid leak.2:30The material involved hasn't been identified.2:33The cause of the crash is still unclear.2:35Monday's partial reopening restored upper deck access, while cleanup continued2:40around the affected roadway.2:42As of Wednesday, November4 th, we don't know when the northbound lower deck reopened2:48or whether it's open now.Read the articleStory timelineHeyDex
