Traffic Conditions near New Orleans - please read NOLA DU'ers

[steve2470]

Hurricane Katrina Traffic Alerts


***CONTRAFLOW BEGINS SATURDAY AT 4 PM***

-- DOTD says all construction has been lifted along the interstate.


-- MS Hwy Patrol Troop K reporting light traffic on I-59 and I-10. At I-59 will be northbound only at 4 p.m. Saturday.


-- Troop A (Baton Rouge) reporting heavy traffic on I-10 and airline.


-- Troop C (Houma) and Troop I are reporting heavy traffic on Hwy 90 west from I-310 to Morgan City.


-- Troop D (Lake Charles) says traffic is moving smoothly on I-10 to Texas.


-- Troop L (Slidell) says heavy traffic at the I-10/I-12/I-59 interchange.


-- Smooth traffic at the Highrise, Crescent City Connection and Carrollton Interchange.


-- Ferries: 2 boats at Chalmette, 1 boat at canal and there are no boats at Jackson Gretna. Also, one boat at Belle Chasse and one boat at Pointe a la Hache are in service.


-- Heavy traffic northbound on the Causeway.


-- No tolls at the Causeway and the CCC.

-- Alternate routes for Covington: Hwy 21 or Hwy 25.

-- Alternate routes for Slidell: Hwy 190 or Hwy 41.

(We will have more updates as that information becomes available.)

http://www.wwltv.com/traffic/katrina.htm

[tedoll78]

1. Thanks, steve!

You're doing this board a great service!

:yourock:

[steve2470]

3. you're welcome ! nt

[jim3775]

2. It would probably be best to tell people to listen...

to their local emergency managent office instead of setting one up on DU.

[bpilgrim]

6. both

we get eyewitness reports, too :hi:

peace

[steve2470]

7. Of course, goes without saying nt

[Eloriel]

4. Godpseed, you guys!

:kick:

[OKNancy]

5. Local TV station

http://www.wwltv.com/perl/common/video/wmPlayer.pl?title=beloint_wwltv&props=livenoad

[trof]

10. EXCELLENT!, OKNancy.

Thank you.

[Bluebear]

8. Traffic webcams

http://webcams.neworleans.com/traffic.html

[geomon666]

9. People heading west, good.