The road is a high - volume truck corridor and is one of the state's major
hurricane evacuation routes.
The law requires gas stations within a half - mile of highway exits and
hurricane evacuation routes to install transfer switches and to activate generators within 24 hours after losing power, Cuomo said.
«This bridge is
a hurricane evacuation route for area residents, and replacing it as soon as possible will help all those who depend on it each day, as well as during an evacuation.»
Not exact matches
Natural disasters such as
hurricanes bring to light several emergency preparedness issues, from crowded
evacuation routes to separated families.
LA - 1 also serves as the main
route for the transport of a quarter of Louisiana's seafood production and is the primary means of
hurricane evacuation for thousands of oilfield workers and residents.
«New Orleans actually survived the actual
hurricane, moving the people inland — it was when the levees broke and the water came in from the opposite direction and covered the
evacuation routes that things got messed up.
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