What they and we here in the Florida Panhandle need is a Interstate connecting line from Montgomery to the Gulf Coast here in Ft. Walton Beach. Hurricane evacuations are impossible. I know, I’ve been in them. Only two lane roads connect most of the cities in this area and no Interstate connections to the NORTH away from the coast between Mobile Alabama and Lake City Florida.....................
Same here in Louisiana. They employ contra flow here, which means both sides of interstates are leading out of town. It is still a slow process. Stayed put during Katrina, as I live about 90 miles north of New Orleans. Survived but it was a rough ride for sure. Several big trees came down but thankfully all missed the house, the pool and one of my cars. electricity was out for over a month. Went a week and a half before I realized I could plug the satellite TV into the generator to get news updates. The pool came in handy after the storm passed as it was very hot after the storm. Had to get in and clean it out of course but that was not a problem as there was really little that could be done. Getting gas was another big problem.
I’d agree with that. We make it down that way some, and go various routes off of 85/185, depending on where we’re going.