Hazardous Material Incident

The San Antonio is situated close to Interstate Highway 35 which is designated as a hazardous route in Bexar County.  As such the possibility of an incident involving hazardous material is greater than if we were located in a remote area.  Shown below is the Bexar County Hazmat route as approved by the Texas Transportation Commission on June 28, 2001, for non-radioactive hazardous materials.

Generally, the hazmat route follows Loop 410 and branches out to several corridors leading out of Bexar County. Those additional corridors include: I-10, I-35, I-37, US 87, US 90, US 181, US 281, and State Highway 16.  All through-traffic for non-radioactive hazardous material transportation is prohibited through downtown San Antonio.  This hazmat plan only affects related traffic traveling through Bexar County.

Source: http://www.transguide.dot.state.tx.us/PublicInfo/hazmat.php

Hazardous Materials Accidents

If near the scene of an accident: 

• Move away from the accident scene and help keep others away. 
• Do not walk into or touch any of the spilled substance. 
• Try not to inhale gases, fumes or smoke. 
• If possible, cover mouth with a cloth while leaving the area. 
• Stay away from accident victims until authorities have identified the hazardous materials as safe. 
• Try to stay upstream, uphill and upwind of the accident.

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