No one is
being "kicked out" of the Pensacola Civic
Center. The county is working together with the Escambia
County School District, the Red Cross and the City of
Pensacola to find a long term solution to the anticipated
shelter needs. The Civic Center is still taking and
will continue to take individuals in need of a shelter.
Once a suitable location is found and a plan is made
to transition to the new location, you will receive
a complete news release.
Governor Jeb Bush
will be at the EOC at 11:25am this morning. Please
arrive in the media room around 11:15am to setup and check
your equipment.
8/30/05
08:30
Latest
from ECUA-
A precautionary boil water advisory has been issued for
Pensacola Beach. Residents
are urged to boil water or use 8 drops of common unscented
household bleach per gallon of water to use for drinking
or cooking purposes. Perdido Key
residents will also be under a precautionary boil water
advisory when water service is turned back on.
The Lousiana State Police
road closure hotline number 1-800-469-4828 is currently
out of service. Citizens are asked to use an alternative
number to receive road closure updates. That telephone
number is 225-925-6626. State Police will have the 800
number operational as soon as possible.
8/29/05
16:30
For information on out of
state road closures, please contact the following offices:
Louisiana State Police "Emergency Operations Center
Hotline: 800-469-4828 or www.lsp.org
Mississippi DOT- 601-359-7017 or http://www.mdot.state.ms.us/
Alabama Hotline- 888-5888-2848 or http://www.dot.state.al.us/closures/
8/29/05
19:30
The 3-Mile Bridge (Pensacola-Gulf
Breeze) bridge is now open.
According to FDOT, the I10
Bay Bridge is now closed. Motorist will need
to take either the exit 13 Davis Hwy. detour or the exit
22 (Avalon Blvd.) to Hwy. 90 detour.
8/29/05
01:20
The Pensacola Police has reported
that the 3-Mile Bridge is now closed.
8/29/05
01:00
FDOT has just announced that
they have reevaluated the need for closure and the I10
bridge will not close at this time. The bridge
will stay open as long as they feel it is safe for the
public to cross.
ECAT has advised that they
will continue services to shelters for as long as weather
permits.
8/28/05
20:00
One westbound lane on the
Interstate 10 Escambia Bay Bridge has been temporarily
converted to an eastbound lane to increase traffic flow.
The temporary lane is accessible via an unpaved path that
crosses the median just before approaching the bridge
eastbound. Motorists are encouraged to utilize both eastbound
traffic lanes.
We will have Spanish speaking
persons available in the Citizen Information Center for
citizens needing Spanish interpretation. We will also
provide our media briefings in Spanish for anyone interested
in carrying them.
