Hwy 79 Wreck Ties Up Morning Traffic in Cherokee County
Posted/updated on: August 18, 2016 at 11:12 am
CHEROKEE COUNTY — Drivers were forced to seek alternate routes from 7:30 until 10:45 Wednesday morning after a wreck closed U.S. Highway 79 in Cherokee County between State Highways 42 and 110. According to TxDOT, the crash involved two cattle trucks. Westbound traffic was detoured north on Farm-to-Market Road 2274 to Farm-to-Market Road 856 and back to Highway 79. Eastbound traffic routed north or south on Highway 110. TxDOT assisted DPS with traffic control. No word on any injuries.
