BAYTOWN, Texas (KTRK) — Drivers, expect delays if you’re in or around the Baytown area on Wednesday.

Two northbound lanes of SH-146 on the Fred Hartman Bridge over the Houston Ship Canal are still closed.

The lanes were first blocked around 2pm on Tuesday for repairs. SkyEye video from above the scene showed increasing backups during the afternoon garden. At one point, the delays were over an hour.

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ABC13 drove past the damaged site on the bridge again Wednesday morning. Lanes were still blocked, but crews had not yet resumed work as of 6am

Harris County Sheriff 8’s office shared images on social media Tuesday showing a damaged expansion joint on the roadway.

Expansion joints are the long strips you see between sections of road on a bridge. They allow the concrete to move without cracking under conditions such as extreme heat.

This is not an uncommon problem. ABC13 has covered at least three other cases of broken expansion joints on bridges in the Houston area this year.

TxDOT said they always inspect roads and look for damage throughout the year. They said they urge the public to let officials know if anything looks unsightly or structurally unsound.

It’s unclear how long repairs to the Fred Hartman Bridge will take or when the blocked lanes will reopen.

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