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What contingency plans have been prepared to address significant changes inconditions during the course of an evacuation? Are particular issues likely toarise? If so, what are they, and what responses are appropriate?NotesWhat strategies are needed to ensure that emergency responders, transitvehicles, and other essential resources can move inbound against the predominantoutbound flow?How will agencies restrict access (and, ideally, provide some level of securitypatrol) to areas that have been evacuated? Will transportation agencies contributeto this effort in any manner?What coordination is needed among agencies and jurisdictions to preventover-tasking of transportation resources where neighboring jurisdictions requiresupport from the same resource provider?4.5COMMUNICATIONSFor information on communication issues for no-notice evacuations, refer to thefollowing sections of this Primer:n Section 5: Communications; Public EducationWhat information will be provided to the public to promote general evacuationpreparedness as part of a public education effort (e.g., strategies for personalpreparation, recommended supplies, sources of additional information,etc.)?What information will be communicated to the public when the evacuationbegins (e.g., affected areas, available transportation modes, destinations, etc.)?What information will be communicated to the public on an ongoing basisover the course of the evacuation (e.g., evacuation route status, projected traveltimes, shelter status, changing traffic management tactics, etc.)?What methods will be used to inform evacuees during evacuation activities?What potential obstacles need to be considered when developing communicationsplans (e.g., power outages, lack of access to certain media, non-Englishspeakers, etc.)?USING HIGHWAYS FOR NO-NOTICE EVACUATIONS101