During a hurricane evacuation, residents should be aware of the best route out of the city.  The information below will help you and your family develop an evacuation plan when the time becomes necessary.

If you need evacuation assistance, register for the Transportation Assistance Registry by clicking on the link in the menu above.

Hurricane evacuations will be ordered based on your Zip Codes.  This helps you easily identify whether or not your area is affected. These evacuations are staggered to allow for a quicker movement of people.  The region has four areas, classified based on their level of threat from storm surge. Download PDF versions of the most recent Hurricane Evacuation Zone and Route Maps:

Link: 2013 Hurricane Evacuation Zone Map (PDF)
Link: 2013 Hurricane Evacuation Routes (PDF)

 

 

Once you have determined whether you live in a hurricane evacuation zone, and which route you and your family should take to leave town, become familiar with the Hurricane Evacuation Contraflow.  During hurricane evacuations, at the discretion of the county Judge - inbound lanes of local freeways can be reversed to allow vehicles moving outbound to do so faster. Some lanes normally closed to regular freeway traffic are also opened to help speed evacuations, these "evaculanes" are designated with a blue circular shield on the roadway  Click the highway shield for your evacuation route to read more about the Contraflow for your chosen route. (Information provided by the Texas Department of Transportation)

I-10 Between Houston and San Antonio (Evaculane)

I-45 Between Houston and Dallas

 US-59 Between Houston and Nacogdoches

 US-290 Between Houston and Austin (Evaculane)