I think you got it the other way around.The I-45 outbound is open as they are trying to evacuate ppl.While they are restricting inbound traffic as they dont want anyone coming into houston.Not with Rita on its way.Quote:
Originally Posted by dev
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I think you got it the other way around.The I-45 outbound is open as they are trying to evacuate ppl.While they are restricting inbound traffic as they dont want anyone coming into houston.Not with Rita on its way.Quote:
Originally Posted by dev
One reason is to get help to the location on the other side in case of accidents and other emergencies such as disabled vehicles and health emergencies.Quote:
Originally Posted by dev
Bus carrying elderly evacuees burns; 24 dead :(
Fire engulfs vehicle carrying elderly from Houston area nursing home
DALLAS - The flight from the danger posed by Hurricane Rita turned deadly early Friday as a bus filled with elderly evacuees from the Houston area burst into flames on traffic-packed Interstate 45, leaving as many as 24 people dead, according to local officials.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9449949
My que was why not open the other highway that is for inbound traffic also for oubound traffic, leaving just 1 lane for inbound traffic so that evacuation can be speedened up...Quote:
Originally Posted by ssanjinika
They did open the I-45 south for outbound traffic on thursday around 12 pm. They were concerned about two things:
- Some people were literally flying on the freeway to take their family out of houston. I mean those who were not at houston at that time, drove to houston to take their families to a safer place.
- I saw many cars getting stalled on the roads and in the HOV lane. So they used that inbound freeway to clear up those vehicles.
That was a total mess. It took me 24 hrs to reach dallas which is 240 miles away from Houston. Families with kids suffered a lot. There was no gas anywhere and if u are lucky to find a gas station with gas, u gotto wait for atleast 90 mins.
After they opened the I-45s for outbound traffic everything went easy. Before that I covered 45 miles in 17 hours and I m not kidding.
After all this mess, there were just isolated showers in houston and am looking for a nice wall to :banghead:
btw, it was fun in two ways:
- It was fun to drive towards north in a southbound freeway, wherein u wont see any road signs :lol: everything will be facing towards the opposite side.
- Just generally come out of the car and walk around for sometime, yes in the freeway :lol: