September 24, 2005
Can't stay away
All indications are that residents are heading back to the Houston area in significant numbers, despite official requests not to do so.
Hoping to beat gridlock as over 2.5 million evacuees try to make their way back to Houston and the Gulf Coast, thousands have begun their journeys home.What they didn't wait to find out: Most schools, including the Houston Independent School District, will remain closed until midweek so everyone doesn't rush back at once, and authorities have mapped out a plan to bring home residents region by region.
Houston-bound traffic was at a standstill by noon on I-10 just outside of Columbus as cars from San Antonio met up with people driving in from Austin. The snarl prompted many to pull off the highway, examine maps and consider alternate routes.
This is the cunning plan from TxDOT.
Posted by Alan at September 24, 2005 04:34 PM