Texas halts transport of oversize loads during eclipse

The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles recently announced there will be no oversize loads allowed to travel from midnight Sunday to midnight on Monday, the day of the solar eclipse.

About 1 million people from out of state are expected to travel to Texas to see the eclipse on Monday, according to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).

All four of the Lone Star State’s largest cities — Dallas, San Antonio, Austin and Fort Worth — are along the eclipse’s path of totality, where the moon’s shadow completely blocks out the light of the Sun.

“It’s difficult to predict the exact levels of congestion, but some areas could see four times the normal rush hour levels of traffic,” a TxDOT spokesman said in an email to FreightWaves.

“That means heavy travel delays throughout the state, and it’s important for drivers to plan for that. TxDOT has been able to prepare well in advance for this event in coordination with multiple state agencies, and we will have 24/7 emergency operations available.”

Source: freightwaves.com