UPDATE: Accident that closed southbound West Loop now cleared

UPDATE: ACCIDENT HAS BEEN CLEARED.

Motorists are being warned to avoid the West Loop/Southwest Freeway interchange as a two-car accident has closed all southbound lanes of the Loop. Authorities say the closing will be for “an extended period of time.”

Traffic has backed up in all directions on both freeways. Houston Transtar is recommending Chimney Rock Road as an alternative route for north-south travel.