The biggest news in the Houston / Galveston area with the Hurricane Rita evacuation are the horrible traffic jams on the evacuation routes north, west and other directions - most of the vehicles on the evacuation routes are only traveling 5 to 10 miles per hour. There are reports that people are pushing their cars down the roads to save on gasoline since most gas stations in the Houston area are completely out of gas. Some folks are pulled off to the side of road - out of gas or with overheated radiators.
Interstate 45 North has been opened on both sides of the freeway to north board traffic at noon today. At least Galveston island is a ghost town and most people got out of the coastal communities but stuck on the freeways.
Originally posted 2005-09-22 13:42:54. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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