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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.
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.
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. |
