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Information provided by the Louisiana State Police www.lsp.org |
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GREEN (I-10 East to I-59, North to Slidell, Mississippi)
I-10 E traffic from New Orleans will cross the I-10 Twin
Spans using three eastbound lanes.
Contraflow of I-59 will begin at the I-10/I-12/I-59
interchange.
At the I-10/I-12/I-59 interchange, the left and center
lanes
of eastbound I-10 will be diverted onto I-59 S
Contraflow
lanes. Only the right lane will continue
on I-59 N.
The I-10 E traffic will not be allowed to continue on
 I-10 E
or I-12 W.
PURPLE (I-59 North to Mississippi from I-10 West)
I-10 E traffic from New Orleans will cross the I-10 E
Twin Spans using three eastbound lanes.
Only the right lane will continue onto I-59 N.
All traffic on I-10 W from Mississippi will be diverted
on I-59 N at the I-10/I-12/I-59 interchange.
I-10 W traffic will not be allowed to continue on I-10
or I-12.
ORANGE (I-12 Westbound - Covington/Hammond)
Traffic traveling on I-12 W between Covington (US-190)
and Hammond (I-55) will NOT be allowed to continue
on I-12 W. This traffic must divert onto I-55 N. |
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RED (Causeway to Covington, I-12, Hammond, Mississippi)
Northbound traffic on the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway will be
diverted onto I-12 W at the US-190/I-12 interchange and will
continue on I-12 W to Hammond.
I-12 W will be diverted onto I-55 N at the I-12/I-55 interchange
in Hammond.
I-55 N will continue north into Mississippi. |
Traffic traveling on I-12 W between Slidell (I-10/I-12/I-59
interchange) and Covington (US-190) will NOT be
allowed
to continue on I-12 W. This traffic will be diverted
onto US-190 W.
Traffic traveling on US-190 W will be allowed to continue
to Baton Rouge.
All interstate exit ramps will be open to normal traffic flow. Interstate
exit ramps in the Contraflow lanes will be limited and marked with
variable message boards. |
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LOUISIANA STATE THREE PHASE EVACUATION PLAN
During a threat of a hurricane, a phased evacuation will be based
on geographic location and time in which tropical storm winds are
expected to reach the affected areas.
Phase I - 50 Hours Before - Areas south of the Intracoastal
Waterway
should evacuate. |
Phase II - 40 Hours Before - West Bank and areas south of the Mississippi
River should evacuate.
Phase III - 30 Hours Before - East Bank of the Mississippi
River in
the New Orleans Metropolitan area should
evacuate. If the hurricane
is Category 3 or stronger,
contraflow will be implemented
on highways and major
roadways and will remain until six hours
before the storm reaches the coast. |