MEDIA ADVISORY State, Local Agencies Simulate Contraflow Lane Reversals on I-16, I-95 Who
Area news media are invited to attend. What
Georgia Department of Transportation, Georgia Department of Public Safety, Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA), and local law enforncement officers will simulate establishing contraflow lane reversal traffic patterns on I-16 from Chatham to Laurens counties and on I-95 from Camden to McIntosh counties. When
11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Field activities)
Thursday, May 18, 2006 Where
All interstate entrance/exit ramps on I-16 between mile marker 51 (in Laurens County) and 157 (in Chatham County) and on I-95 between mile marker 26 (in Camden County) and mile marker 58 (in McIntosh County). Why
To prepare for possible evacuations using contraflow lane reversals during the upcoming hurricane season (June 1 - November 30).
**Special Note**
Media briefings will be held at:
--9:00 a.m._Georgia State Patrol Post #20, 533 Southern Pines Rd., Dublin, GA
--9:00 a.m._Pittman Park United Methodist Church, 1102 Fair Rd., Statesboro, GA
--9:00 a.m._I-95 Rest Area at mile marker 40 southbound in Glynn County, GA
--10:30 a.m._GEMA SOC, 935 East Confederate Ave., SE, Bldg.#2, Atlanta, GA Contact
GEMA Public Affairs Office at (404) 635-7000 or 1-800-TRY-GEMA. # # # Post Office Box 18055 - Atlanta, Georgia 30316-0055
Phone (404) 635-7000 or toll-free in Georgia 1-800-TRY-GEMA - Fax (404)635-7205
www.gema.state.ga.us | 
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