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Took me three hours to go 6 miles last night-
mile marker 208 to 214 45 Northbound
To the dude in the blue fullsize ford van that ended up going down the right ditch 30 feet into the trees, you deserve it asshole for that stunt you tried to pull.
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2014/03/03/traffic-backed-up-for-40-miles-south-of-dallas/
CORSICANA (CBSDFW.COM) - Icy roads created traffic nightmares for drivers across North Texas on Monday morning, but one of the worst areas was along Interstate-45 in Navarro County. Hundreds (Snooper edit (make that thousands)) of cars and trucks were stuck in the northbound lanes of the highway between Coriscana and Hutchins.
The backup stretched at least 40 miles, if not more.
Jeri Robertson was traveling between Houston and Missouri. She was stuck in the same spot for more than four hours beginning at 2:40 a.m. after already enduring a two-hour long backup earlier along the interstate. Ive just been trying to keep myself as busy as I can, she said, basically just listening to the radio.
sawdust
(199 posts)How are the south bound lanes?.....thanks
snooper2
(30,151 posts)The must have come north up the southbound lanes and turned around and went south again because that was before the miles and miles of backup going southbound.
I think this afternoon you "might" be okay. Make sure full tank of gas and beef jerky. Maybe let some air out of your drive tires.
snooper2
(30,151 posts)looks like it's "moving- slowly"
http://www.myfoxhouston.com/story/24868282/nightmare-gridlock-on-i-45-leaves-drivers-trying-to-get-to-houston-from-dallas-stranded
WhiteTara
(29,676 posts)Then stay home. Welcome to DU! You need to stay safe so you can post you know!
TexasTowelie
(111,283 posts)The three hour trip between Austin and Dallas took over seven hours instead. The traffic was crawling between Temple and Waxahachie.
snooper2
(30,151 posts)most people don't know that the fresh white ice is better to drive on than the glazed over lanes-
It was just a matter of getting around stuck/jackknifed semis, other stuck/crashed cars and bouncing from left shoulder (which really isn't a shoulder there) and the right shoulder- with a big dropoff
Props to the 06' Grand Prix