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Current US 281 Traffic Conditions
US 281 Traffic Delays
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Kansas US 281
222mi From Lebanon to Hardtner
3 hours 53 mins travel time instead of 3 hours 47 mins
6 minutes Delay -
Nebraska US 281
218mi From Spencer to Red Cloud
4 hours 1 min travel time instead of 3 hours 39 mins
21 minutes Delay -
North Dakota US 281
239mi From Dunseith to Ellendale
3 hours 56 mins travel time instead of 3 hours 49 mins
7 minutes Delay -
Oklahoma US 281
250mi From to
4 hours 6 mins travel time instead of 3 hours 41 mins
25 minutes Delay -
South Dakota US 281
190mi From Frederick to Geddes
3 hours 21 mins travel time instead of 3 hours 4 mins
17 minutes Delay -
Texas US 281
194mi From George West to Brownsville
3 hours 12 mins travel time instead of 2 hours 56 mins
16 minutes Delay
Live Reports from the DOT's Twitter
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3 days ago TotalTrafficSAT Closed due to an accident investigation. in #SESide on Fair Ave EB/WB between I 37/US 281 and S New Braunfels Ave. Reported by Internal #traffic https://t.co/UUKZ2x9VCU
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3 days ago TotalTrafficSAT Closed due to an accident. in #SESide on Fair Ave EB/WB between I 37/US 281 and S New Braunfels Ave. Reported by Internal #traffic https://t.co/UUKZ2x9VCU
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4 days ago Nebraska511 US 281 NB/SB: Road maintenance operations from MM 206 to MM 209 (6m S of Spencer). Intermittent lane closure, Look out for a flagging operation. https://t.co/OBW8TYzJxl
DOT Accident and Construction Reports
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Road ClosedKS-42 / E Broadway St Road is closed from US-281/Main St (W Broadway Ave/KS-42) to Main St TYPE: Miscellaneous
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Road ClosedUS-54 W - US-54 E - US-400 W - US-400 E Road is closed from KS-61 (US-400/E 1st St/US-54) TYPE: Accident Serious
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TYPE: Accident Serious
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TYPE: Accident Serious
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Road ClosedUS-54 W - US-54 E - US-400 W - US-400 E Road is closed from US-281/Main St (US-400/1st St/ TYPE: Miscellaneous Serious
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TYPE: Miscellaneous Serious
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Road ClosedUS-160 W / US Highway 160 Road is closed from 80 Ave (US-160) to N Main St (Avenue C/US-16 TYPE: Miscellaneous Serious
US 281 News Reports
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- source: Bing
- 10 views
- Mar 09, 2026 09:06am
281 Firefighters are battling a grass fire burning in a line of trees near Barrows Road and Highway 281, about four miles north of Hastings. Read More
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- source: Bing
- 41 views
- Mar 07, 2026 08:29am
281 What started as a routine traffic stop on a South Texas highway turned into one of the bigger meth busts the region has seen lately, after troopers with the Texas Department of Public Safety pulled ... Read More
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- source: Bing
- 29 views
- Feb 25, 2026 07:32am
72 TxDOT begins two-week sidewalk project at US 281 and Highway 72 in Three Rivers tomorrow. Expect lane closures, brief delays, and follow safety precautions. Read More
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Crash near Quincy claims one
- Washington
- WA-281 NEAR QUINCY
- source: Bing
- 66 views
- Feb 23, 2026 3:37pm
A George woman died in a three-vehicle collision on state Route 281 south of Quincy Saturday, according to a statement from the Washington State Patrol. Read More
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Major crash shuts down all US 281 lanes near San Pedro Avenue
- Texas
- San Pedro Ave
- source: Bing
- 34 views
- Feb 22, 2026 09:37am
All lanes are open, according to traffic guides with the Texas Department of Transportation. Read More
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- source: Bing
- 35 views
- Feb 22, 2026 09:37am
281 All lanes are open, according to traffic guides with the Texas Department of Transportation. Read More
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- source: Bing
- 18 views
- Feb 22, 2026 09:08am
281 The accident occurred near San Pedro Avenue. Read More
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Major crash shuts down southbound US 281 at San Pedro Avenue
- Texas
- US 281 S
- source: Bing
- 38 views
- Feb 22, 2026 08:38am
281 SAN ANTONIO - A major accident on southbound U.S. 281 at San Pedro is causing the highway to be shut down.According to the Texas Department of Public Safety (Tx ... Read More
Older Route 281 User Reports
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Accident on US 281 North
- Round Mountain
- Texas
- Us 281 North
- By Anonymous
213 - 8 months ago
Stuck in traffic on Northbound Hwy 281. Read More
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Wreck on 281
- Burnet
- Texas
- Route 281 N
- By Anonymous
257 - 2 years ago
Side swipe hit and run Read More