UPS has restored service in most ZIP Codes impacted by Hurricane Ike, and UPS Freight terminals serving Houston, Beaumont and Victoria, Texas, have been reopened.
Some deliveries may be limited or delayed due to business closings, damage to roads and other transportation infrastructure, or restrictions by local authorities. UPS anticipates that service and transit times will be back to normal in most areas by the beginning of next week.
Pickup, delivery, and On-Call Pickup services are currently suspended in the following ZIP Codes: 77550 - 77555, 77611, 77617, 77650.
Diverted Trains To Cause Increase In Local Railroad Traffic
Jones County will see up to 72 rail freight trains traveling through the area per day over the next few days.
The huge increase in traffic, from about 10 freight trains on average per day, is due to damaged tracks in Texas and Louisiana after Hurricane Ike Sheriff Alex Hodge said. “It’s probably seven times what we normally have,”
Hodge said.Hodge said the increase in rail traffic won’t have much of an impact here other than an increase in danger to motorists.“We ask the public to be vigilant and obey the railroad signs,” Hodge said. “We have an increased threat there.”The sheriff said officials aren’t sure how long the increase in trains will last. He said it could be a few days or even weeks.“CSX alone lost 21 miles of tracks during the hurricane,” Hodge said.
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