Statewide hurricane evacuation exercise may cause minor traffic delays in Horry County

WMBF News reports that HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - Drivers across parts of South Carolina may notice barrels, cones and work crews along several major routes this week as crews take part in the state’s annual hurricane evacuation exercise.

The South Carolina Department of Transportation said it will partner with the South Carolina Department of Public Safety and the South Carolina Emergency Management Division for the 26th Annual Hurricane Evacuation Exercise on Wednesday.

The full-scale drill is scheduled from 8 a.m.

During the exercise, SCDOT maintenance crews will travel to pre-designated locations to deploy barrels and cones as they rehearse evacuation traffic-control operations.

SCDOT said crews will practice the placement of traffic control devices along portions of U.S.

544 in Horry County, Interstate 26 between Columbia and Charleston, U.S.