On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated coastal areas of the Gulf Coast states of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi, including the city of New Orleans. Image Credit: Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC Use I-526 or Clements Ferry Road as conditions warrant.Hurricane Katrina as seen from the NASA MODIS, August 28, 2005.Evacuees on I-526 from East Cooper will be directed to the normal westbound lanes of I-26.Evacuees using the left lanes of the Isle of Palms connector will turn left to go to I-526 and then on to I-26.Evacuees from the Isle of Palms will use the Isle of Palms connector (SC 517) to go to US 17, where the right lane will turn north on US 17, then proceed to SC 41, to SC 402, then to US 52 to SC 375, then to US 521, to SC 261 to US 378 to Columbia.Those leaving Sullivan's Island will use SC 703 to I-526 Business to access I-526, then I-26.Evacuees leaving Mount Pleasant will take I-526 or US 17 south to I-26.Evacuees using SC 642 will travel west toward Summerville and take road S-22 (Old Orangeburg Road) to US 78 west.The left lanes of US 52 at Goose Creek will go onto US 176 to Columbia.In Moncks Corner, evacuees will be directed onto SC 6, where SC 6 will take them toward Columbia. The right lanes of US 52 at Goose Creek will continue on to Moncks Corner.Evacuees will take US 52 (Rivers Avenue) to US 78 to US 178 to Orangeburg then to I-20 or continue on US 52 to US 176 or continue north on US 52.Downtown will use the normal lanes of I-26.The west side of the city (West Ashley) will use SC 61 to US 78, US 321, and SC 389 to I-20.Evacuees will take SC 45 to US 52 where they will be directed right onto US 52 to SC 375 to US 521 to SC 261 to US 378 to Columbia.Please follow evacuation instructions provided by law enforcement, official traffic control devices, and SCDOT 511.

Under certain conditions, access to the reversed lanes of I-26 will begin at the Nexton Crossover near Exit 197.Evacuees should then travel south on US 17 to I-526 to the normal lanes of I-26.Evacuees will then take US 17 south to SC 64 where they will go to Walterboro, then to Aiken and I-20.Use SC 700 to Main Road (S-20) to US 17.Use SC 165 to US 17, then US 17 south to SC 64 where they will go to Walterboro, then to Aiken and I-20.Yonges Island, Meggett, Hollywood, Ravenel This will take them to Walterboro, and then to Aiken and I-20 They will then take US 17 south to SC 64.

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