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THE mystery death of a man is being investigated after his decomposed body was found hidden between concrete barriers on a highway.

The grim discovery was made by a construction worker in the middle of a Texas Interstate.

The man's body was found between barriers in a Texas Interstate
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The man's body was found between barriers in a Texas InterstateCredit: Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
Glenn Earl Stanley had been reported missing back in March
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Glenn Earl Stanley had been reported missing back in MarchCredit: Jefferson County Sheriff's Office

After the body was found, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office was called to Interstate 10, west of Hamshire Road, at about 3pm on Tuesday.

The police department said on a Facebook post that the deceased man - identified as 61-year-old Glenn Earl Stanley - "had been there for quite some time".

An investigation is ongoing while an autopsy has also been ordered.

The cause of death has not been determined but Mr Stanley was reported missing by his family on March 23.

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He was last seen that day at 8 am at his home in the 13000 block of Mustang Trail – Sunchase Addition, Hamshire.

It comes as yesterday another decomposed body was found in a ditch near the rail tracks,  in Wichita Falls, Texas .

The man was found by a Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad worker on Tuesday morning.

Meanwhile, the decomposed body of a man was found inside an abandoned building in Houston, Texas.

Officers are investigating the cause of death of Randall David Craig after they received an anonymous call regarding skeletal remains that were found behind a motel in the Kempwood area of the city.

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