City blocks more streets over concerns of falling glass from damaged buildings in downtown Houston

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The city said most concerns are in the southwest quadrant of downtown, south of McKinney Street and west of Fannin. As a result, the city is also warning of significant traffic delays.

More streets and sidewalks in downtown Houston are blocked off over concerns of falling glass from storm-damaged buildings.The city said most public safety concerns are in the southwest quadrant of downtown, south of McKinney Street and west of Fannin.

If your business is located within the following areas, Houston Mayor John Whitmire is urging that all nonessential personnel work remotely from Wednesday through Memorial Day Weekend.As a result, the city is also warning of significant traffic delays. METRO Park & Ride service to downtown won't resume until after Memorial Day.

Parts of downtown Houston were still blocked off Monday in what Mayor John Whitmire is calling an"exclusion zone" following last week's storm.The storm that pounded Houston, the fourth-largest U.S. city, caused between at least $5 billion worth of damage, AccuWeather preliminarily reports.

 

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