Baytown: SH-146 reopens after hazmat scene involving leaking tanker truck

TEXAS CITY - Highway 146 has reopened in the Baytown area after an hours-long closure due to a leaking tanker truck.

Harris County traffic: Baytown SH-146 shutdown

What we know:

The shutdown was reported on southbound SH-146 between Texas Avenue and Spur 330 in the Baytown area.

According to TxDOT, southbound and northbound lanes were blocked. Just before 8 p.m., Baytown officials say all lanes had reopened.

The incident reportedly involved a tanker truck. Video showed smoke coming from a truck in the right side shoulder lane.

According to a City of Baytown official, the truck was owned by Depot Connect International. The leak started when one of the truck's seals broke.

The gas that was leaking from the truck was reportedly piperazine.

Depot Connect and Baytown Fire had hazmat teams at the scene.

Crews also monitored any health hazards in the air, but there are no signs of impact at this time.