LAKE CHARLES, LA (KPLC) - Contraflow...it's a term a lot don't quite understand, yet it's a word residents hear a lot...especially with the threat of Gustav. In a nutshell, contraflow is when all ...

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 ...

ATLANTA (FOX 5 Atlanta) - With mandatory evacuation orders in place for six Georgia counties, transportation officials want to make sure they do everything they can to help people get out of coastal ...

Apr. 9—Question : Since March, there have been no contraflow lanes on Ward Avenue (right three lanes to Beretania Street ) during morning peak traffic. The contraflow lanes did help ease the morning ...

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 ...

As Tropical Storm Isaac approaches, State Police Monday continued to patrol metro New Orleans evacuation routes, but said a decision on activating contraflow would be based largely on whether south ...

A stretch of motorway in Kent, which was closed overnight so a traffic-holding system for the Channel ports could be removed, ...

Warmer Gulf waters fuel faster hurricane intensification Evacuations remain difficult for elderly and medical facilities State task force proposed “evaculanes” to ease congestion Officials resist ...

Operation Brock is a contraflow system on the M20 in Kent, between junction eight, near Leeds Castle, and junction nine, near ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH, La. (WGNO) — We ...