 Days of continuous heavy rains, coupled with the controversial opening of the Toledo Bend Dam and the release of into the river, caused the closing of I-10.The water level in Deweyville rose to 130-year record heights prompting a joint decision by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LaDOTD) to close I-10 for four days near Orange.Much of Interstate 10 between Houston and Beaumont was shut down in late August 2017 as Hurricane Harvey inundated the Houston and East Texas area with record rainfall.