Contraflow, which during evacuations converts all lanes on selected highways in the same direction to move people away from potential harm, is intended to add capacity to get more people out more ...

It seems to make perfect sense. When evacuations ahead of hurricanes are needed, transform all lanes of the interstate into one direction to allow as many people to get out as fast as possible – what ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Drivers started using a new contraflow on southbound Interstate 75 early Tuesday morning and there have already been two crashes ...

NEW ORLEANS — Many who evacuated during Hurricane Katrina have vivid memories of contraflow, in which thousands of cars crawled for miles side-by-side in a desperate attempt to flee New Orleans.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apr. 9—Question : Since March, there have been no contraflow lanes on Ward Avenue (right three lanes to Beretania Street ) during ...

MONTGOMERY COUNTY — The contraflow lane on I-75 in Dayton has reopened after a major winter storm shut it down. In a post made on Facebook, the Ohio Department of Transportation confirmed that the ...

DAYTON — Today, the Ohio Department of Transportation reopened the Contraflow lane to help keep traffic moving on I-75, but some drivers are concerned about it. Drivers told News Center 7 that they do ...

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) – As peak hurricane season nears, officials with the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT ...

NEW ORLEANS — Contraflow has not been used to evacuate the New Orleans area since Hurricane Gustav, thanks to the 72-hour notice required to put it into effect and the fact that storms rapidly ...

The "contraflow" lane on southbound Interstate 75 through part of central Cincinnati is closed because of snow. The lane – one used to absorb traffic during construction work – extends from just north ...