Traffic Alert: Parts of West Sam Houston Tollway closed this weekend

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- We have a major traffic alert to tell you about this weekend for drivers on the west side.

All southbound lanes of the West Sam Houston Tollway will be closed between Hammerly and Memorial. The closure starts Friday night at 10pm and ends Saturday at 8am. Motorists will have to exit Hammerly and re-enter southbound at Memorial

Then starting Saturday night at 10pm, all northbound lanes between Memorial and Clay will be closed until noon on Sunday. Drivers will have to exit Memorial and re-enter northbound at Clay. The eastbound and westbound I-10 connectors to northbound West Sam Houston Tollway will also be closed.

Road crews will be shutting parts of the Tollway down for pavement markings.

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Stalled medical chopper keeps Gulf Fwy closed after accident

  DICKINSON, TX (KTRK) -- A one-year-old girl is dead and three others were taken to the hospital after a crash in Dickinson.

It happened on the Gulf Freeway near FM 517 last night. Dickinson police say the driver of a pickup truck was driving recklessly when he lost control and struck the outside retaining wall. A motorcycle with another passenger crashed into the truck.

The victims were transported to an area hospital, where the infant died. The truck driver and the infant had to be transported by ambulance after a Life Flight helicopter experienced mechanical difficulties.

Police say the accident was not alcohol- or drug-related

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