Preparing for 
Hurricane Season

At the heart of that effort is the annual MDOT Hurricane Evacuation Guide, which offers readers crucial information including emergency contact numbers and Web sites, radio stations, a list of evacuation routes and an evacuation map.

Ironically, the first year MDOT's in-plant printed the guide was in 2005. The guide was distributed approximately one month before Katrina—the worst hurricane on record—struck the Gulf Coast. Since then the guide has evolved to offer even more information and use of current technology, including route-–specific Twitter information and a QR code.