{"id":426799,"date":"2026-09-05T04:22:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T04:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/426799\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T04:22:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T04:22:19","slug":"i-35-construction-traffic-complicates-medical-emergency-work-commute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/426799\/","title":{"rendered":"I-35 construction traffic complicates medical emergency, work commute"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN ANTONIO \u2013 Social media videos highlight drivers\u2019 frustration with construction<\/a> along Interstate 35, where lane closures have turned routine commutes into lengthy delays.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t get anywhere on 35 ever,\u201d Cally Moore said in a TikTok video. \u201cIt turns what really should be a very reasonable 30-minute commute into over 90 minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Moore said she was in tears because of the traffic and shared her frustration online. Thousands of people responded, saying they had experienced similar delays.<\/p>\n

The traffic also affected Heather Towner\u2019s family after she suffered a seizure at home. Her family called 911, and an ambulance took her to a nearby emergency room.<\/p>\n

Doctors performed a CT scan and found a brain hemorrhage. Towner was then transferred by ambulance to St. Luke\u2019s Baptist Hospital because it is part of the brain and stroke network, her mother, Shanna Lucius, said.<\/p>\n

The trip normally takes about 25 minutes. Instead, the ambulance ride took more than an hour.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a nightmare getting there,\u201d Lucius said. \u201cI-35, there\u2019s lane closures everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lucius said she worried about what could have happened if Towner had needed emergency brain surgery or if the patient had been having an active heart attack.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was just scary,\u201d Towner said. \u201cI\u2019m grateful that I\u2019m OK.\u201d<\/p>\n

In an email, the Texas Department of Transportation said overnight lane closures are necessary.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll mainlanes are open during the day, and overnight lane closures are necessary to allow crews to safely perform critical construction activities, including bridge construction and concrete placement,\u201d TxDOT said in a statement to KSAT.<\/p>\n

TxDOT said safety is its top priority and that drivers who use I-35 should begin to see some relief in early 2027.<\/p>\n

Lucius said she hopes officials can do more to identify alternative routes during emergencies.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey could do a better job maybe making sure there\u2019s some alternative routes for emergencies,\u201d Lucius said.<\/p>\n

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