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VDOT TO HOLD ONLINE HURRICANE CHAT
Date: August 10, 2004
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Erika Ricks, (757) 424-9903
Cell: (757) 449-1775
Erika.Ricks@Virginiadot.org
Jeff Caldwell, (757) 925-2584
Cell: (804) 586-1446
Jeff.Caldwell@Virginiadot.org
Citizens encouraged to submit questions
VIRGINIA BEACH - The Virginia Department of Transportation will host a live online hurricane forum from the Hampton Roads Smart Traffic Center on Monday, Aug. 16 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. This forum provides citizens an opportunity to submit questions to experts about transportation issues relating to hurricane events.
Logon to http://www.virginiadot.org/comtravel/hurricane-ask-an-expert.asp to access the forum, submit questions, and for information about hurricane evacuation routes and other resources.
In the event of a hurricane, the Virginia Department of Transportation offers resources that can help you during a disaster. VDOT's key role is to open roads as quickly and safely as possible after a hurricane. Other responsibilities include:
- Setting up traffic control and detours; assisting with traffic control for evacuations
- Removing debris and branches from roadways and coordinating clean-up with other entities, such as power companies
- Making emergency repairs to damaged roads and bridges
- Assessing damages and providing emergency engineering services
- Coordinating long-term recovery to restore transportation infrastructure
- Providing emergency plans and procedures
- Providing back-up communications to support emergency response and recovery operations
- Communicating road condition information to the public through the Transportation Emergency Operations Center and Public Affairs
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