Published: September 17, 2008 12:38 pm      

Road closures update

Jefferson County:







* Roadways with flooding, large debris or livestock:



-Hwy 73 @ England Road: TxDOT barricades



and Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputies stationed



at that location







-Boondocks / Labelle Roads







-Pleasure Island is accessible by foot or small



vehicles. Some disabled boats are still on



roadways



· Rainbow and Veteran’s Memorial Bridges are OPEN



· No electricity



· PODS established throughout county



· Boil Water notices / Burn Ban notices



· Curfew still in effect (8p-6a)











Orange County:







· Roadways open (including Rainbow and Veteran’s Bridges)



· Electricity still out in majority of county: few areas have electricity



· PODS established throughout county / Attempting to have location for 3rd POD set up at Big Lots on McArthur Drive



· Boil Water notices / Burn Ban notices



· Curfew still in effect (6p-6a)



· Public numbers for Orange County Sheriff’s Office



409-233-9129



409-233-9154



409-233-9169







Hardin County:







· Roadways open



· POD established at Hardin County Courthouse: items will be taken from location to cities such as Sour Lake, Batson and Saratoga to be distributed (according to Hardin County representative at Beaumont DDC)



· No electricity in majority of county: electricity coming online slowly in city of Lumberton



· Curfew still in effect (8p-6a)











Liberty County:







· All roadways open



· No electricity



· Unsure if PODS were established



· Fuel sites running off of generators



n Cannon Fuel on 321 between Dayton and



Cleveland



n Wal-Mart in Liberty and Cleveland



n Brookshire Brother in Dayton











Chambers County:







· Roadways closed due to flooding



Hwy 124 to High Island



· No electricity



· Unsure if PODS were established



· Curfew still in effect (8p-6a)



















Tyler County:







· All roadways open



Use caution when traveling US69 south into



Woodville due to long traffic lines for fuel at



Brookshire Brothers



· No electricity



· Unsure if PODS established



· Curfew still in effect (8p-6a)











Northern Counties (Newton, Jasper, Shelby, Angelina, San Jacinto, Polk, Nacogdoches, Trinity and Sabine):







· All roadways open



· Power outages still continue, but more cities are coming online