KNIPPA, Texas — U.S. Highway 90 has been closed in both directions about three miles east of Knippa, forcing lengthy detours as flooding impacts the area.
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Only essential personnel, including ambulances, Texas Department of Transportation crews and law enforcement, are being allowed through the closure. The highway remains closed to the general public.
Traffic has been backed up for at least an hour, with drivers unable to continue east.
Officials are turning westbound traffic around at Sabinal. Drivers traveling from San Antonio to Del Rio are being rerouted through Hondo, south on Interstate 35 to Laredo, then back north to Del Rio.
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The detour adds approximately 3 1/2 hours to the normal drive between San Antonio and Del Rio.
Officials have not said when the highway is expected to reopen. Drivers are urged to avoid the area and seek alternate routes.