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Mississippi to Twitter for Upcoming Hurricane Season
The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) will use the social networking site Twitter to provide traffic information for evacuation routes during the upcoming hurricane season. MDOT has created separate Twitter feeds with route-specific traffic information for evacuees traveling on six different interstate highways.
Evacuees will be able to receive real-time information via cell phone text messages regarding fuel availability, traffic delays, contraflow and roadway openings. MDOT will also be able to provide information via Twitter to evacuees from Alabama and Louisiana.(Contact: Taryn Hunter)