HURRICANE FLORENCE: Wilmington an island again
"At this time no safe, stable or reliable route exists for the public to get to and from
The closure came after the road was identified as one of the few entry points into the county, along with
Getting to
"The waters are still rising, receding and moving," she said. "This is a fluid situation."
On Wednesday, incoming traffic on
Much of the traffic was people trying to return to the
But with several miles of
"That road was not designed to carry (the equivalent of) three lanes of traffic on one lane," she said.
Collette, who said transportation officials are trying to find a new route into
"We need supplies, gas, food, power companies," Collette said. "We need that transportation system open so that, when the general public gets here," things like gasoline, power and groceries will be available.
During a press conference Thursday,
"Those are diminishing commodities, so the more people who show up, as long as we're an island the more difficult it's going to be to meet essential needs like that," White said.
Collette said officials don't know when
"We're not sure when we're even going to see pavement yet," she said.
Even when the waters recede, she said, the road likely will be severely damaged and need repairs.
"It's been underwater for a week or so," Collette said. "There most likely will be major repairs to
Flooding continues
In
The
"The damages are very significant," he said.
"It's a pretty tough situation we have in most of these areas," Thompson said. "The reports that I'm getting indicate that we probably have water in garages and things like that, but it's surrounded a good number of homes in that particular area. We're just trying to monitor and see what happens from here."
Water was waist-deep in some locations, Thompson added, but about a foot deep in residential areas such as
"Middleton (Drive) and
"Most of the preparations we did, we did before the hurricane because our big focus is keeping our stormwater system flowing," Dunn said.
If people are in low-lying areas that have flooded previously, Dunn added, they should evacuate again.
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