HA. The Rita disaster shows that to be laughable. Mayor Bob-White lied about reversing 290 for contra-flow AND about using the southbound side of 290 to truck in supplies (food/gas).
He was still telling drivers to GO GO GO when the roads were choked.
OK....maybe a should have said "better evacuation plan" then Nagrin's. haha
The 290 problems were because at least one small community many miles west of the Houston area refused to commit the officers they had previously agreed to in the disaster plan, who were needed to close off access to the eastbound lanes so contraflow could be implemented.