Local section · Evacuation to Mexico
Alternate routes and when to use them
| Route | Corridor | When | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| A — Colombia / Bridge II | I-35 | Default | 800 km, 9–10 h, no overnight |
| B — Eagle Pass | I-35 → exit 111 → US-57 (98 mi, 2 lanes, oilfield traffic) → Camino Real (24 h) → Fed. 57 → Monclova → Fed. 53 → Monterrey | Laredo closed or jammed, I-35 open | ~985 km, overnight in Monclova or Monterrey |
| C — Del Rio | Loop 1604 W → US-90 W → Hondo → Uvalde → Del Rio (24 h) → Fed. 29/57 → Monclova → Monterrey | I-35 and the southwest of the city blocked | ~990 km, overnight |
| D — Reynosa | I-37 S → US-281 S → Pharr (24 h) → Reynosa → Fed. 97/101 → Victoria | Only if everything else is closed | ~720 km (the shortest), but it crosses Tamaulipas's highest-risk corridor: daylight only, in convoy and with the family confirming the road's condition that day |
- Route B: last big gas station on I-35 before US-57: Devine. Fill up in Eagle Pass too before crossing. In Mexico, don't take Fed. 2 toward Nuevo Laredo; take 57 to Monclova.
- Route C: fill up in Hondo; from Uvalde you can still drop down US-83 to Eagle Pass if Del Rio fails.
- If all four crossings are closed, the Mexico plan is canceled and you switch to the Hill Country plan.
