FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 4, 2002
CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8755

COLUMBIA - The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces the following event:

Who: DPS and other state agencies led by the State Emergency Management Division

What: Hurricane lane reversal exercises. This exercise will simulate the deployment of law enforcement personnel and traffic control devices should Gov. Hodges order I-26 or U.S. 278 reversed for a hurricane evacuation. Lanes will not be reversed as part of the exercise.

When: June 5, 2002, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Where: Will begin at I-526 and I-26 in Charleston and will end at I-77 and I-26 in Columbia. The Beaufort county simulation will begin at the Cross Island Parkway and culminate at S.C. 46.

**** The exercise should not interfere with the flow of traffic. Intersections will not actually be blocked, and motorists will be allowed to move freely. However, the Highway Patrol cautions motorists travelling I-26 and U.S. 278 to exercise due care and be aware that law enforcement officers and DOT employees will be located on the shoulder of the highway and at exits.

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