I-10 & 12 After Katrina

[snizo]

Not sure this is the right forum, but I'm sure someone here has an idea.

I'm going to be driving to Pensacola from Corpus in a few days, and am just wondering how I-10 is after Katrina. Any damage around New Orleans - or on I-12 for the New Orleans bypass?

Hopefully nothing will be bad with going through the Houston / NE Texas area after Rita, either.

Thanks, ya'll.

 

[gregsivers]

My roommate just drove the I-10/12 route to Pcola 2 weeks ago and said it was fine, a week after Katrina. One lane in parts of Miss. Not sure how the gas situation would be now. I did read they closed I-10 in Lake Charles due to some barges hitting a bridge, but you can call the DOTs for the various states and ask, they'll tell you whats open.

 

[snizo]

Cool.

Didn't think the government would be so technically advanced to have things on their websites, but the DOT.gov website says I-10/12 are fine. I guess the real question is, then, how NE Texas is. But it may be too soon to tell...

 

[hourocket]

Not sure about the freeway, but gas in the Houston and SE Texas area is the issue, because there is none, and if you can find some you have to wait hours in line to get it. Hopefully in a couple of days it gets better, but I havent heard of the freeways being damaged, just dont plan on stopping anywhere in Texas past Houston because the towns are gone, probably the same for Louisana.

 

[Kathy]

Try these local websites:

www.click2houston.com
www.houstonchronicle.com
www.khou.com

I checked and all I could find was that all exits from I-10 into Beaumont are closed (http://www.beloblog.com/KHOU_Weather_Watch/archives/2005/09/all_exits_from.html#more).

Hourocket is right - make sure you have a full tank of gas well before you reach Houston.

 

[snizo]

This isn't until next weekend, so hopefully by then the gas situation will be OK (or better?).

Thanks for your help, all.

 

[Gatordev]

Don't count on it. It took two weeks to get it somewhat stable here in Pensacola, and we didn't even get much damage from Katrina. During Dennis, it was a bigger deal because all the pumps blew over.

So for TX/LA, I imagine they won't have a) gas, b) cities, c) pumps in said cities for a bit. Hope I'm wrong though.