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TxDOT / TTI Transportation Short Course
Thomas C. Lambert, President & CEOMetropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas October 17, 2018
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Began to rapidly intensify on Thursday, August 24th
Quickly became a major hurricane attaining Category 4
Made landfall near Rockport, TX
Unlike typical Hurricane– No time to evacuate before – Flipped evacuation needs to after storm passed
– Extended duration
Hurricane Harvey
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Friday, August 25–Emergency Operation Center activated at Houston TranStar
–Provided early outbound Park & Ride service in advance of Harvey
–Prepare Infrastructure and protect assets
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Storm Preparations
Saturday, August 26–Continued to monitor from TranStar Sunday, August 27
–Services suspended
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Assisted local and regional partners in transporting flood victims to safety and shelter
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Emergency Response – During Harvey
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Public Communication–News Releases–Service Alerts–Social Media–Website updates
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Emergency Response – During Harvey
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Tuesday, August 29–Medically necessary METROLifttrips available
Thursday, August 31–METRO resumed limited service
Tuesday, September 5–Resumed normal operation of services, with some detours in affect
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Restoring Service
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After Harvey – Ongoing Coordination
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Questions ?
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