Hurricane preparation - evacuation and contraflow routes
Prepare for severe weather
Preparing for a hurricane
- View TxDOT's Statewide Planning Map for an interactive view of all district hurricane evacuation routes.
- Keep a survival kit in your home.
- Know your evacuation route.
- Have emergency information accessible, like important phone numbers and documents.
- If elderly or disabled, call 2-1-1.
Evacuation routes
Hurricane evacuation lane reversal routes - contraflow
In the event of a hurricane evacuation from low-lying coastal areas, existing highway lanes, both freeway and non-freeway, may be converted into "contraflow lanes."
What is contraflow?
Contraflow is when vehicles travel in the opposite direction of a lane's normal traffic flow.
This occurs during an event like a hurricane evacuation, when all traffic lanes move toward inland safety and away from the Gulf Coast.
A hurricane evacuation lane is an extra wide shoulder that is converted into an active thru lane in order to increase capacity during an emergency.
How to use contraflow lanes
The videos below offer instructions on how to use contraflow lanes. Están disponibles en español.
Contraflow crossover
Inland terminus
Special contraflow ramp
Non-freeway contraflow
Cómo usar los carriles de contraflujo
Los videos a continuación ofrecen instrucciones sobre cómo usar los carriles de contraflujo.
Punte de cruce de contraflujo
Termina el contraflujo
Rampa a especial para contraflujo
Ruta de evacuación en contraflujo por vías alternas