Posted on 09/15/2017 7:58:27 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
The northbound lanes of a main section of the West Sam Houston Tollway/Beltway 8, which were flooded by Tropical Storm Harvey, were reopened Sept. 7 after pumping out standing water, but the southbound lanes likely won’t open until the middle of this week, according to the Harris County Toll Road Authority in Houston.
The authority reported Sept. 7 that the tollway section from Westheimer to Interstate 10 was a lake, with 14 feet of water, when pumps arrived. By then, the water had finally receded enough for the authority and the Texas Department of Transportation to start pumping out the main lanes. They were able to reopen the northbound lanes around 5:30 p.m.
On Sept. 8, crews were working to repair pavement in the southbound lanes damaged by water that overflowed the Buffalo Bayou, and expected it reopen in the middle of the following week.
Meanwhile, the authority is allowing free access for open EZ TAG express lanes on the tollway.
It’s open. Two primary 4-lane commuter highways through Addicks Reservoir in west Houston — Clay Rd. and Hwy 6 — remain closed until the reservoir levels come down. Commuter traffic in those areas remain a mess.
are the oil refineries back at full production??
http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/11/investing/harvey-refinery-texas-gulf-coast/index.html
5 completely shutdown, 10 operating at reduced capacity.
I don’t think so. Even in Maryland, toward the end of the Colonial Pipeline system, people should be filling their gas tanks more often in case of shortages.
If the pipeline is up to capacity, there is no problem. There is around 200 million barrels of refined gasoline in inventory
Mixed bag and hard to find up to date info. But here are some articles from the Houston Chronicle.
https://ballotpedia.org/State_legislative_elections,_2016
Beaumont Port Arthur area refineries
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