02 Oct 2005
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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 2005
Page
1
Readers recount evacuation attempts and ordeals from the hurricane path. Families describe driving through long lines on highways, delays lasting hours, shelter stays, and displacing to Dallas, Albuquerque, and beyond. Several note money lost in the process, with focus on family safety and hardship.
Baytown Mayor Calvin Mundinger says the city is 40 to 60 percent finished with hurricane Rita cleanup and back to normal business within the week. He notes some areas like Lakewood were hit harder by more mature trees and that the rebuild is mainly infrastructure and brush removal. Harris County damage is estimated at 111 million, with Baytown city costs around 500 thousand.
Baytown Texas and Chambers County officials call for revamping the evacuation plan after a failed mass departure. Chambers County Judge Jimmy Sylvia criticizes the bottleneck on Highway 146 between Mont Belvieu and Dayton, while Mayor Calvin Mundinger cites a single outbound lane as unsustainable. Gov. Rick Perry and regional leaders form an evacuation transportation and logistics task force to study improvements.
Hurricane Rita exposed evacuation problems as Baytown residents faced 22 to 24 hour journeys with gridlocked traffic and extreme heat. Evacuees recalled no AC, windows down, fuel shortages, and families camping along medians as delays stretched hours beyond usual travel times.
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